Learn about the symptoms of decompression sickness (the bends) in The Sinking City 2, including acute effects like paralysis and disorientation.
Divers with the bends can suffer from numerous symptoms, including pain, impaired movement, nausea, vomiting, and disorientation. Acute symptoms can occur within 10 minutes of surfacing, and include paralysis, numbness, blindness, deafness, dizziness, seizures, confusion, or words coming out all weird. The paralysis and numbness can involve several different parts of the body at the same time.
Tips
- Be aware that acute symptoms of the bends can manifest as quickly as 10 minutes after surfacing.
- Understand that paralysis and numbness from the bends can affect multiple body parts simultaneously.
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