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.
Copyright The Columbia University Press. Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (14,431 ft/4,399 m) in Colorado is the highest peak.