Scuba Diver

A NORMAL DIVE THAT RESULTED IN DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS

REPORTED STORY

We were on the third day of a trip that involved two dives a day at an island resort. This was the first dive in the morning. It was a normal dive: We spent less than a minute at 30 metres, and the swim-through exit was at 29 metres. I spent about 10 minutes at 24 metres, then another 15 minutes around 18 metres. I made a slow ascent with a three-minute safety stop at five metres.

After surfacing, I experienced:

• intense bilateral

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