BULL BAY, UK (3 May 2009) — A helicopter airlifted a diver from the Tangerine Dream dive boat to hospital for treatment of potentially fatal decompression sickness. Authorities have not yet released the name of the scuba diving accident victim but told CDNN the injured diver was a 52-year-old male. Witnesses told police the victim had a dive profile with a maximum depth of 52 meters and total bottom time of 24 minutes. The injured diver's computer confirmed that he had not completed the required series of decompression stops for his dive profile. An RAF helicopter from Valley on Anglesey picked up the diver at Bull Bay and took him to Murrayfield Hospital on the Wirral for medical treatment in a hyperbaric chamber. Decompression sickness All scuba divers are at risk for decompression sickness (DCS), which can cause permanent crippling injuries or death. If treated early, injured scuba divers have a much better chance of fully recovering from decompression sickness. Predisposing factors include age, previous injuries, ambient temperature, high body fat content, alcohol consumption, dehydration and patent foramen ovale, a heart condition that affects about 20 percent of adults. | 
