How Dubai Police help divers suffering from the bends

Dubai Police treated 10 scuba divers for decompression sickness last year, highlighting the need to be prepared before heading into deep water.

They were helped to overcome the rare condition, otherwise known as the bends, using a decompression chamber at the Dubai Police Health Centre.

One patient, a 35-year-old Emirati, developed serious complications after diving four times consecutively without considering depths and timings, said Maj…