Authors |
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Preface and excerpts from earlier editions |
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Dedication |
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Acknowledgements |
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3 | (12) |
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15 | (12) |
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27 | (10) |
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37 | (16) |
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53 | (10) |
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PART 2 DYSBARIC DISEASES: Barotraumas |
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63 | (60) |
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65 | (16) |
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81 | (22) |
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103 | (12) |
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115 | (8) |
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PART 3 DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS |
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123 | (80) |
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10 Decompression sickness: pathophysiology |
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125 | (16) |
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11 Decompression sickness: manifestations |
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141 | (12) |
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12 Decompression sickness: prevention |
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153 | (14) |
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13 Decompression sickness: treatment |
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167 | (18) |
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14 Dysbaric osteonecrosis |
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185 | (18) |
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PART 4 ABNORMAL GAS PRESSURES |
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203 | (70) |
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205 | (12) |
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217 | (12) |
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229 | (16) |
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18 Carbon dioxide toxicity |
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245 | (10) |
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19 Breathing gas preparation and contamination |
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255 | (12) |
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20 High-pressure neurological syndrome |
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267 | (6) |
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PART 5 AQUATIC DISORDERS: The drowning syndromes |
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273 | (46) |
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275 | (10) |
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22 Pathophysiological and clinical features of drowning |
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285 | (6) |
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23 The management of drowning |
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291 | (12) |
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24 Salt water aspiration syndrome |
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303 | (6) |
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309 | (10) |
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PART 6 OTHER AQUATIC DISORDERS |
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319 | (92) |
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26 Seasickness (motion sickness) |
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321 | (4) |
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27 Thermal problems and solutions |
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325 | (4) |
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329 | (10) |
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339 | (18) |
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30 Scuba divers' pulmonary oedema |
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357 | (10) |
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31 Trauma from marine creatures |
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367 | (10) |
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32 Venomous marine animals |
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377 | (20) |
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397 | (8) |
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405 | (6) |
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PART 7 SPECIFIC DIVING DISEASES |
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411 | (106) |
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35 The ear and diving: anatomy and physiology |
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413 | (8) |
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36 The ear and diving: investigations |
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421 | (8) |
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37 The ear and diving: hearing loss |
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429 | (6) |
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38 The ear and diving: vertigo and disorientation |
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435 | (14) |
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39 Cardiac problems and sudden death |
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449 | (10) |
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40 Neurological disorders of diving |
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459 | (8) |
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41 Psychological and neuropsychological disorders |
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467 | (20) |
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42 Miscellaneous disorders |
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487 | (10) |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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489 | (3) |
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Compression (hyperbaric) arthralgia |
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489 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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Temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction |
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490 | (1) |
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491 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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Ocular problems from corneal lenses |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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`Swimmer's eyes' (blurred vision) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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Pulmonary oedema and dyspnoea |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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Skin reactions to equipment |
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494 | (1) |
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Contact dermatitis (mask, mouthpiece and fin burn) |
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494 | (1) |
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Angioneurotic oedema (dermatographia) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (2) |
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497 | (12) |
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44 Long-term effects of diving |
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509 | (8) |
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PART 8 THE DIVING ACCIDENT |
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517 | (84) |
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45 Stress responses, panic and fatigue |
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519 | (8) |
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46 Why divers die: the facts and figures |
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527 | (24) |
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551 | (6) |
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48 First aid and emergency treatment |
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557 | (10) |
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567 | (8) |
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50 Investigation of diving accidents |
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575 | (8) |
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51 Investigation of diving fatalities |
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583 | (18) |
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PART 9 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR DIVING |
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601 | (84) |
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52 Medical standards for snorkel divers |
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603 | (4) |
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53 Medical standards for recreational divers |
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607 | (16) |
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54 Medical standards for commercial divers |
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623 | (6) |
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629 | (20) |
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56 Cardiac and peripheral vascular disease |
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649 | (8) |
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57 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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657 | (16) |
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673 | (8) |
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681 | (4) |
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PART 10 SPECIALIZED DIVING AND ITS PROBLEMS |
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685 | (60) |
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687 | (10) |
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697 | (6) |
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703 | (16) |
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63 Divers with disabilities |
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719 | (6) |
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725 | (6) |
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731 | (6) |
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66 Diving in contaminated water |
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737 | (2) |
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67 Deep and saturation diving |
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739 | (6) |
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745 | (22) |
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747 | (8) |
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755 | (12) |
Appendix A Decompression tables |
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767 | (18) |
Appendix B US Navy recompression therapy tables |
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785 | (8) |
Appendix C Recompression therapy options |
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793 | (4) |
Appendix D Diving medical library |
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797 | (4) |
Appendix E Diving medical training |
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801 | (2) |
Appendix F Diving medical organizations and contacts |
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Index |
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