The missing Titan submersible has likely run out of oxygen. If the passengers are found, their medical treatment may include a recompression chamber. The chamber helps prevent decompression sickness ...

As navies look to expand subsurface capabilities through the acquisition of submarines, attention is also being focused on rescue and recovery contingencies in the event of a DISSUB (disabled ...

A recent successful trial has confirmed that the British Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers can now deploy recompression chambers for submarine rescue, it was announced on 27 September. The Submarine ...

The only recompression chamber available to divers in the Republic has been closed due to HSE concerns that it does not meet international standards. The chamber at University Hospital Galway will be ...

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Some hyperbaric chambers are large enough to accommodate several patients at once.Getty Images DCS, aka the bends, is caused by a rapid decrease in air or water pressure. The submersible should ...