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DIVING MEDICINE FOR SCUBA
DIVERS
BACKGROUND
1. History of Diving
2. Physics
3. Physiology
4. Breath-hold Diving
5. Equipment
6. Diving Environments
7. Stress Disorders
—
Panic and Fatigue
8. Female Divers
SPECIFIC
DIVING
DISEASES
(PRESSURE RELATED DISEASES)
9. Ear Barotrauma
10. Sinus Barotrauma
11. Pulmonary Barotrauma
12. Other Barotraumas
13.Decompression Theory & Physiology
14. Decompression Procedures Tables
15. Decompression Sickness Clinical
16. Decompression Sickness Treatment
17. Dysbaric Osteonecrosis
18. Nitrogen Narcosis
19. HPNS
20. Hypoxia
21. Oxygen Toxicity
22. Carbon Dioxide Problems
23. Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
24. Breathing Gas Contamination
AQUATIC DISEASES
25. Drowning
26. Salt Water Aspiration Syndrome
27. Cold and Hypothermia
28. Infections
29. Dangerous Marine Animals
GEM of WISDOM, learnt the hard way.
If a diver suffers an illness/accident that you
cannot understand or prevent, then it will happen
again – but often with more serious consequences.
GENERAL
DIVING
RELATED
MEDICAL PROBLEMS
30. Hearing Loss
31. Disorientation
32. Miscellaneous Disorders
–
Contact Lenses
Muscular Cramps
Other Ear Problems
Headache
Pulmonary
Oedema
(SDPE)
Sunburn
Seasickness
Jaw Joint Arthritis
Explosions
33. Unconsciousness in Divers
34. Why Divers Die
35. Sudden Death Syndrome
36. Psychological Disorders
37. Drugs and Diving
TREATMENT and PREVENTION
38. Medical Examinations for Divers
39. First Aid Kit
40. Oxygen Therapy Techniques
41. Training and Safety Checklist
42. Resuscitation Review
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
43. Technical Diving
APPENDICES
A. Diving Medical Library
B. Emergency Contact Numbers
C. In-water O2 Recompression Therapy
D. Divers Alert Network