Dive Master’s Quick Accident Response Slates
For obvious reasons dive accidents happen mainly on boats or remote locations, far away from hospitals or any other medical aid, therefore the first aid provided at the dive site…
Divers’ First Aid Kit
The following items are offered as an example of a list of first aid supplies which can be modified according to your needs and experience. This is a section taken…
Sensori-neural Hearing Loss and HBO2 Therapy
Allen M. Dekelboum, MDPressure: Vol 27 # 3, May/June 1998One of the most frustrating conditions which appear to otolaryngologists all over the world is the sudden onset of unexplainable sensori-neural…
Lead Poisoning in Divers
Problem: Lead absorption form diving weights and environmentRisks: Absorption in sports divers from weight, minimal; absorption via the hands to mouth in divemasters, instructors and gear handlers, possible; absorption in…
Photoxic vs Photoallergic
Fundamental to both is the absorption of photons of light by a chromophore. However, once this event occurs, the mechanisms leading to cellular damage diverge.In phototoxic reactions the photosensitivity is…
Some Skin Problems in Divers
Bruce Miller, MDDr. Miller, a Dermatologist, is a Consultant for Diving Medicine Online. This is a lecture presented to Medical Seminars, 2000Travel to the tropical climes can often aggravate preexisting…
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Return
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return is a condition where the veins returning blood to the heart from the lungs do not empty correctly into the arterial circulation. Children born with…
Cone Shells
Cone shells (Conus sp.) are numerous, comprising about 70 species. About seven of these species are dangerous to man. Beautifully patterned and colorful, the cones are carnivorous gastropods that inhabit…
Underwater Blast Injuries
Printed with permission from the authorDR. P.G. LANDSBERG MDOriginally published in "Trauma & Emergency Medicine Vol 17 No 2 July 2000in South Africa.INTRODUCTIONThe term blast refers to the intense sound…
The Complement System and Diving
Considerable research over the past 10 years has been directed toward elucidation of the complement system and it's effect on the body in association with bubbles. Reviewed nicely in 1997…