Noun
explosive decompression (countable and uncountable, plural explosive decompressions)
(aviation, medicine) A situation where the ambient air pressure suddenly drops faster than the air in the lungs can escape, creating a risk of barotrauma to the lung tissue.
He decided to stay in his space suit; explosive decompression didn't appeal to him. Come to think about it, death from old age was his choice. Robert A. Heinlein