Decompression sickness is the formation of gas bubbles in body tissue and blood caused by a sudden decrease in pressure around the body. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a recompression chamber is the primary treatment for decompression sickness.
How tall is mount elbert in meters? it is 4,401m tall  Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North  America and the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the  entire Mississiâ¦ppi River drainage basin.
Pikes Peak is NOT the highest mountain in Colorado. It is 31st out of the 54 mountains in the state over 14,000 ft, the highest being Mt. Elbert at 14,433 ft. In fact, the altitude of Pikes Peak has changed many times over the years. Initially, it was 14,109 ft. However, with the addition of the Summit House Tower, in the late 1800s, it was increased to 14,147 ft. In 1963, when the new Summit House was built, it was changed again to 14,110 ft.