Diving Medicine

Diving Medicine has earned a worldwide reputation as the definitive source on diving safety and the management of diving-related health conditions. The New, 4th Edition has been completely revised and updated while still retaining its practical clinical orientation. It covers basic diving physiology · the pathophysiology of decompression sickness · assessment of physical fitness for diving · diagnosis and treatment of diving-related disorders · and much more.

• Discusses special considerations for female, elderly, and pediatric divers
• Covers diving-related problems in people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as pulmonary, cardiac, and neurologic disease
• Includes information about marine toxicology

1. A Short History of Diving Medicine
   2. Diving Physics
   3. Diving Equipment
   4. Kinetics of Inert Gas
   5. Breath Hold Diving
   6. Mixed Gas Diving
   7. Mechanisms and Risks of Decompression
   8. Pathophysiology of Decompression Sickness
   9. Barotrauma
   10. Treatment of Decompression Sickness and Arterial Gas Embolism
   11. Inert Gas Narcosis and HPNS
   12. Toxicity of Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
   13. Hypothermia
   14. Near Drowning
   15. Marine Animal Injuries
   16. Marine Poisoning and Intoxication
   17. Human Performance Underwater
   18. Medical Problems in Diving Operations
   19. Women in Diving
   20. Diving in the Elderly and the Young
   21. Aseptic Necrosis of Bone
   22. Ear and Sinus Problems in Diving
   23. Neurologic Consequences of Diving
   24. Pulmonary Disorders and Diving
   25. Cardiovascular Disorders and Diving
   26. Diabetes and Diving
   27. Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving
   28. Medical Evaluation for Commercial Diving
   29. Medical Evaluation for Military Diving
   Appendix 1. Pressure Conversion Table
   Appendix 2. Medical Examination Forms
   Appendix 3. Diving Medicine Physician's Kit for Remote Locations
   Appendix 4. U.S. Navy Treatment Tables