| Document ID (ISN) | 110470 |
| CIS number |
10-0116 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Brandt M.S., Morrison T.O., Butler W.P. |
| Title |
Decompression sickness rates for chamber personnel: Case series from one facility |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2009, Vol.80, No.6, p.570-573. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
During 2004, an epidemic of decompression sickness (DCS) was observed among participants of a United States air force physiological training programme. There were 10 cases of chamber-induced altitude DCS observed. Internal and external investigations focused on time, place, person, and environment. Four were students and six were inside observers. Four were women and six men. Among the inside observers, examining the monthly exposures load against DCS suggested a dose-response relationship. Poisson regression analysis demonstrated a statistically significant 2.1-fold rise in DCS risk with each monthly exposure. Consequently, the number of exposures per month may need to be considered when devising inside observer schedules. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
decompression sickness; vocational training; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; statistical evaluation; hypobaric facilities; limitation of exposure; dose-response relationship |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hypobaric pressure
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