The Physician S Guide To Diving Medicine

This book is designed to be a physician's guide for those interested in diving and hyperbaric environments. It is not a detailed document for the erudite researcher; rather, it is a source of information for the scuba-diving physician who is searching for answers put to him by his fellow nonmedical divers. Following the publication of The Underwater Handbook: A Guide to Physiology and Performance for the Engineer there were frequent requests for a companion volume for the physician. This book is designed to fill the void. Production of the book has been supported by the Office of Naval Research and by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Research and Development Command, under Navy Contract No. NOOOOI4-78-C-0604. Our heartfelt thanks go to the many authors without whose contributions the book could not have been produced. These articles are signed by the responsible authors, and the names a~e also listed alphabetically in these preliminary pages. Every chapter was officially reviewed by at least one expert in the field covered and these reviewers are also listed on these pages. Our thanks go to them for their valuable assistance. We are grateful to Marthe Beckett Kent for editing Chapter III. Our thanks also go to Mrs. Carolyn Paddon for typing and retyping the manuscripts, and to Mrs. Catherine Coppola, who so expertly handled the many fiscal affairs.

Now, in order to better serve all recreational divers, DAN, Diver's Alert Network, the world's leading organization for dive safety, has put together the most commonly asked questions in one complete, portable source. Along with frequently requested articles from "Alert Diver", this reference source offers more than 100 informative answers for divers, instructors and non-diving trained physicians to the top dive medical queries DAN receives.This diverse resource is important to divers and diving, because the education process doesn't stop with a certification card: it is just the beginning. "The DAN Guide To Dive Medical Frequently Asked Questions" is a wonderful place to start for any diver. This book addresses the questions new divers often have about fitness and dive safety and gives experienced divers more detailed information about specific dive-related health and safety information.For instructors, it is a quick reference for the many medical questions students have during their first open water class. In fact, instructors are encouraged to copy necessary pages to assist local physicians in evaluating divers, particularly physicians unfamiliar with dive medicine.

This book is the very first to cover the decompression theory in detail. It gives many information on all topics of the diving medicine, and is richly and uniquely illustrated. It offers a good guideline of high quality practice in diving medicine. The author provides a very structured and easy to understand book, by covering all aspects of the diving medicine, such as equipment, physiology, and related issues as gas intoxications, venomous animals or damages that can occur in the diving practice. Relevant physiological and anatomical illustrations enlight even complex topics. The Diving medicine book will appeal to health experts like doctors and nurses, but also to diving schools and teachers

Divinf medicine explain by experts in clear and simple terms and in a very intersting and entertaining manner.

Considered an essential resource by many in the field, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine remains the leading text on diving medicine, written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for those accompanying diving expeditions or when a doctor is required to assess

This resource remains the leading text on diving medicine, written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for those accompanying diving expeditions, or when a doctor is required to assess and treat anyone who has been involved in a diving accident.