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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 95 11:25:48 -0400
From: Carl Heinzl <cgh@ma*.ai*.mi*.ed*>
To: cherf@ci*.co*
Cc: deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*, techdiver@terra.net
Subject: DCS and injury sites


>This is exactly the same story I've heard, but when I talked to my surgeon
>about it, he smiled and sayed, 'so if the circulation is poor, what effect
>will that have on the ongassing rate?'  I started thinking about it and could
>see his point; all things being equal, both ongassing and offgassing rates
>will be effected by poorer circulation.  I guess the question then becomes,
>is scar tissue a 'new' compartment, or are their other tissues just as slow
>or slower?

Other questions remain about scar tissue as well.  Does this tissue
provide more sites for microbubble formation?  If so, does this
enhanced bubble formation make a large enough difference as to make
one more suceptible to DCS, and to what degree?

Also, what effect does a change in circulation during the course of
a dive have?!

-Carl-

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