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FACEMASK SQUEEZE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
  • Diving (Naval Forces)
CONT

Mask squeeze results when a diver fails to maintain the balance between the air pressure within [the] mask and the external water pressure during descent.

CONT

Put simply, mask squeeze is when air is compressed inside your mask during descent, causing the mask to squeeze hard against your face.

CONT

Failure to equalize the air space by exhaling through the nose can create a negative pressure within the mask. The negative pressure, in effect, creates suction. This is referred to as mask squeeze, which can cause varying degrees of barotrauma to the soft tissues of the face and eyes.

Key term(s)
  • facemask squeeze

French

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

Effet de ventouse du masque qui peut survenir au cours de la descente si l'équipression n'a pas été réalisée convenablement.

CONT

Le placage de masque est un phénomène physique qui se produit lorsque le volume d'air situé à l'intérieur [du] masque diminue et crée un effet ventouse de plus en plus important sur le visage du plongeur. Ce phénomène se produit lorsque le plongeur effectue sa descente.

Spanish

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