"For most occupational health physicians (OHPs) it is unlikely to be more than a basic reference source for recreational diving pursuits." (Alan Bray, Occupational Medicine, Vol. 70 (2), March, 2020)
Acknowledgements
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Diving History
2. Basic Diving Equipment
3. Scuba Diving
4. Dive Tables and Dive Computers
5. Tech-Diving
6. Composition of the Normal Air
7. Pressur
8. Physical Behaviour of Gas
9. Decompression Theory
10. Bubble Flow
11. Archimedes’ Principle
12. Optical and Acoustic Changes Underwater
13. Thermal Conductivity
14. Conversion Tables for Physical Units
15. Cardiovascular System
16. Respiration
17. Nervous System
18. Sensory Organs
19. Energy Balance
20. Nutrition
21. Temperature Regulation
22. Acid-Base Balance
23. Barotrauma
24. Decompression Illness (DCI)
25. Oxygen window
26. Intoxication of Breathing Gases During Diving
27. Apnoe Diving
28. Damage Caused by External Factors
29. Venemous and Dangerous Animals of the Sea
30. Assessment for Diving Fitness for Recreational Divers
31. First Aid
32. Travel Medicine
Dr Olaf Rusoke-Dierich studied medicine in Munich and Berlin. After graduating in 1998, he spent 3 years in hyperbaric medicine and 1 year as a doctor for drug rehabilitation program. He completed his PhD in Munich, Germany and practiced for 4 years in an emergency medicine service, 4 years training and completion of fellowship of general practitioner, 2 years of work as general and 3 years working as contractor for the Australian Defence Force (General Medicine/Occupational 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
