The document discusses the physiology of high pressure experienced during deep sea diving. It explains that as depth increases, pressure increases linearly and gas volumes in the body decrease. Issues that can arise include nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity, carbon dioxide buildup, and decompression sickness during ascent. Decompression sickness occurs when nitrogen dissolved in tissues comes out of solution rapidly, forming bubbles that block blood vessels. Treatment involves recompression in a hyperbaric chamber to resolve bubbles.