Which outcome occurs when buoyancy control fails during vertical ascents?

💡 Explanation

Barotrauma occurs because ascent decreases ambient pressure, causing swim bladder volume to rapidly expand due to Boyle's Law. Therefore, tissues rupture due to this rapid expansion of gases, rather than minor shifts, due to metabolic alterations.

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