{"id":14208,"date":"2026-03-01T22:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punkfish-academy.com\/decompression-theory-dcs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:25:39","slug":"decompression-theory-dcs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/punkfish-academy.com\/en\/decompression-theory-dcs\/","title":{"rendered":"DECO &#8211; DCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-course-preview\">\n<div class=\"pf-course-preview-image\">\n    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/punkfish-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sauerstoff.webp?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Recognizing decompression sickness\">\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-course-preview-content\">\n<p class=\"pf-course-preview-kicker\">\n Deco theory \u2013 Chapter\n    <\/p>\n<h3>Recognizing decompression sickness<\/h3>\n<p>\n Why is decompression theory actually so important? 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The main reason is<br \/>\n decompression sickness\u2014often simply called \"Deco\". 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