| Causes | Neuro-logical | Cardio-respiratory | Skin | Joint |
| Paradoxical gas embolism—cardiothoracic shunt | Severe | Mild | Severe | None |
| Arterial gas embolism after pulmonary barotrauma: | ||||
| Lung disease | Mild | Mild | None | None |
| Rapid ascent | Mild | Mild | None | None |
| Gas nucleation caused by unsafe decompression profile | Mild | Mild | None | Severe |