| Document ID (ISN) | 28912 |
| CIS number |
78-536 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Journal of the Japanese Association of Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1977 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gotoh Y., Nashimoto I. |
| Title |
Decompression bubbles in caisson workers. |
| Bibliographic information |
30 Oct. 1977, Vol.32, No.4, p.529-533. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
152 tests to detect precordial decompression bubbles were performed with the Doppler ultrasonic bubble detector in 91 caisson workers. The results were: most of the bubble signals appeared and reached a maximum within 60 minutes after decompression; appearance of or increase in blood bubbles was stimulated by clenching the fist or raising the arms above shoulder height; bubble signals were heard in 88 (58%) of tests, including the 16 cases of decompression sickness requiring treatment; 48 cases with bubble signals were asymptomatic; occurrence and grade of decompression bubble signals in successive operations seemed to depend on decompression schedules. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
decompression measurement; work in pressurized atmosphere; bubble formation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
decompression sickness; detection by ultrasonic methods; biological and medical tests |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Hyperbaric pressure
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