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    Top 5 Factors that Increase Your Risk of the Bends

    May 10, 2021 2 minutes

    1 Exertion

    The timing and intensity of exercise (also known as workload) during a dive can substantially affect a diver’s risk of DCS. Exertion increases blood flow and its gas carrying capacity. Consequently, exertion during descent and the deepest phase of a dive increases the amount of gas dissolved in tissues and the subsequent decompression stress. Mild exercise during

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