In
therapeutic recompression, a form of hyperbaric medicine, returning a diver or compressed air worker to pressure after an ascent from a dive or decompression from a pressurised workplace as treatment for manifestation of decompression illness.
In
surface decompression, returning a diver to pressure within five minutes of surfacing when decompression is planned to be done by this method, or as a precautionary measure for omitted decompression to prevent decompression sickness from developing.
For
omitted decompression, returning the diver to depth if there are no symptoms developing, to perform the omitted decompression procedure.
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