Risk Factors
The following would be at an increased risk of developing DCI:
- Deep dive, long dive, missed decompression stops, multiple dives
- Age
- Exercise during or after a dive
- Flying/ ascending to altitude after diving
- Obesity
- Dehydration
- Alcohol use prior to dive
Learning Bite
Decompression Illness can present with almost any symptoms. The majority (90%) of cases come on within six hours of a dive.