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Safe Diving. A medical handbook for scuba divers

por Kayle, Allan

portada del Libro: Safe Diving. A medical handbook for scuba divers

ISBN: 9781770077539
Fecha de la edición: 2009
Pages 368


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book summary

History of diving
Physics for divers
Diving medicals and scuba diving
Implictions of age, gender and body build
The cardiovascular systemPulmonary requirements of scuba diving
Implications of diving with cardiovascular disease
Pulmonary requirements of scuba diving
Implilcations of respiratory disease on diving
Neurological requirements of scuba diving
Diving implications of neurological disease
Understanding the ears, nose and sinuses
Implications of ENT and sinus disease
Vision under water
Diving implications of musculoskeletal disease
Diving implications of gastrointestinal disease
Divng implications of endocrine disease
Fluid balance
Barotrauma
Emergency ascents
Decompression
Acute decompression illness
Underwater management of acute decompression illness
Problems associated with disoved gases
Inhaled gas contamination
Deep diver rescue
Altitude and diving
Drowning and near-drowning
Cardiopulmonary rescuscitation
Administering emergency oxygen
Vertigo under water
Common infections in scuba divers
Burns
Thermal problems in divers
Nitrox sport diving
Diving gas systems
Marine animals that bite
Marine animals that sting and shock
Marine animals that are poisonous to eat
Underwater explosions
Management of an unconscious diver
Emergency diver rescue protocol
Neurological assessment
Therapeutic oxygen tables
Appendix:
Diver Alert Network contact details
Diving accident report form
First aid kits and medical equipment
Reference notes
Index

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