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Document ID (ISN)46436
CIS number 86-1430
ISSN - Serial title 0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Year 1986
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Downs G.J., Kindwall E.P.
Title Aseptic necrosis in caisson workers: a new set of decompression tables
Bibliographic information June 1986, Vol.57, No.6, p.569-574. Illus. 16 ref.
Abstract There is a high incidence of aseptic necrosis and decompression sickness among caisson workers due to inadequate decompression using the current OSHA decompression tables (see CIS 83-214). Because of this, a new set of tables - called Autodec III-O2 - was developed. Following this schedule eliminates nitrogen more effectively from the body, thus decreasing the incidence of both bends and aseptic necrosis. The superiority of this schedule over the OSHA table was significant at the 0.08 level.
Descriptors (primary) caissons; decompression; decompression tables; work in pressurized atmosphere; necrosis; decompression osteoarthropathy
Descriptors (secondary) description of technique
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Hyperbaric pressure