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HELMET SQUEEZE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
DEF

Accident due to abrupt pressure changes converting the helmet into a sort of suction cup.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Accident dû à des variations brutales de pression dans le scaphandre qui fait que le corps du scaphandrier est littéralement aspiré par le casque.

CONT

Le coup de ventouse est l'accident typique du scaphandrier à casque. La mise en dépression accidentelle de l'air contenu dans l'appareil provoque des variations brutales de pression dans le scaphandre, de sorte que le corps du scaphandrier est littéralement aspiré par le casque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Buceo (Deportes)
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