| Document ID (ISN) | 69870 |
| CIS number |
97-1688 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Edel P.O., Melton H.E. |
| Title |
Safe decompression schedules for caisson workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, USA, Dec. 1983. 122p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
This report describes the development and testing of a new decompression schedule for compressed-air tunnel workers. The schedule comprises a set of air decompression tables and a set of decompression tables for intermittent oxygen breathing. The tables were tested on human subjects to determine their safety with regard to decompression sickness and aseptic necrosis of the bone. The report includes instructions and procedures for tunnel workers using oxygen decompression. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work in pressurized atmosphere; decompression tables; tunnelling |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
decompression sickness; decompression bone damage |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hyperbaric pressure
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