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<p>The safe transition from a higher pressure atmosphere to a lower pressure atmosphere is accomplished by planning the decompression process, typically through changes in pressure and/or composition of the breathing mix in a function of time. However, the decompression process is affected by a much greater number of inherent factors than changes in pressure and composition of the breathing mix. Their values should be kept within certain ranges, however, there are circumstances when it is not possible to maintain control over them. In this situation, they become elements of the residual risk of the decompression process. The safety of decompression should be ensured, inter alia, by analysing the residual risk for each execution of the decompression process.</p>
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The safe transition from a higher pressure atmosphere to a lower pressure atmosphere is accomplished by planning the decompression process, typically through changes in pressure and/or composition of the breathing mix in a function of time. However, the decompression process is affected by a much greater number of inherent factors than changes in pressure and composition of the breathing mix. Their values should be kept within certain ranges, however, there are circumstances when it is not possible to maintain control over them. In this situation, they become elements of the residual risk of the decompression process. The safety of decompression should be ensured, inter alia, by analysing the residual risk for each execution of the decompression process.

Selected Risks of the Decompression Process, Part II: Analysis of Selected Types of Risk

Department of Underwater Work Technology in Gdynia

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The safe transition from a higher pressure atmosphere to a lower pressure atmosphere is accomplished by planning the decompression process, typically through...

Selected Risks of the Decompression Process, Part II: Analysis of Selected Types of Risk

Published Online: Nov 15, 2021

Page range: 7 - 28

Received: Apr 24, 2020

Accepted: May 19, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0014

Keywords
decompression, risk, hazard, decompression sickness

© 2020 Ryszard Kłos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Selected Risks of the Decompression Process, Part II: Analysis of Selected Types of Risk

Published Online: Nov 15, 2021

Page range: 7 - 28

Received: Apr 24, 2020

Accepted: May 19, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0014

Keywordsdecompression, risk, hazard, decompression sickness

© 2020 Ryszard Kłos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
decompression, risk, hazard, decompression sickness