Diving should not be resumed if there is any residual neurological damage. Both entities are treated by recompression with oxygen in a chamber. Before initiating a dive vacation to a remote location, it would be wise to check on the availability of a recompression chamber and surface oxygen. About the Author Dr. Campbell is a retired surgeon with an avocation for diving. This Article Email this article to a colleague.
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Click the to return here. Do not compensate for slower ascent rates. Compensate for faster rates by halting the ascent. Time at 60 feet begins on arrival at 60 feet. If oxygen must be interrupted because of adverse reaction, allow 15 minutes after the reaction has entirely subsided and resume schedule at point of interruption.