Prevention
Prevention is a more successful strategy than treatment. By using the safest decompression table possible, the risk of DON is reduced. Prompt treatment of any symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS) with recompression and hyperbaric oxygen also reduce the risk of subsequent DON.
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