Caisson disease

Japanese: caisson disease(英語表記)caissondisease
Caisson disease

...It is also known that bone destruction can occur as a chronic symptom. This type of disorder is called decompression sickness, but there is also a risk of decompression sickness occurring during high-pressure work such as caisson work and pressurized shield construction, and it is called caisson disease. To prevent this, it is essential to carry out a step-by-step decompression method according to the depth and duration of stay, but a method of breathing pure oxygen or helium during decompression is also used.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "caisson disease" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また慢性症状として,骨の破壊の生じることが知られている。このような障害を減圧症decompression sicknessというが,減圧症は潜函(ケーソン)作業や加圧シールド工法など高圧下作業でも発生する危険があり,潜函病(ケーソン病caisson disease)と呼ばれる。予防としては,深度と滞在時間に応じた段階的減圧法を行うことが不可欠であるが,減圧時に純酸素やヘリウムを呼吸させる方法も行われている。…

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