Diving and subaquatic medicine
By: Carl Edmonds ... [et al.].
Contributors: Edmonds, Carl.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Arnold
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 719
Subjects: Submarine medicine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 History of diving; title: J. Pennefather; title: 2 Physics and physiology; title: J. Pennefather; title: 3 Free diving; title: C. Lowry; title: 4 Diving equipment; title: J. Pennefather; title: 5 Undersea environments; title: C. Edmonds; title: DYSBARIC DISEASES; title: BAROTRAUMAS; title: 6 Pulmonary barotrauma; title: R. Walker; title: 7 Ear barotrauma; title: C. Edmonds; title: 8 Sinus barotrauma; title: C. Edmonds; title: 9 Other barotrauma -; title: C. Edmonds; title: DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; title: 10 Decompression sicldtess: iistory antil'yNsiology; title: R. Walker; title: 11 Decompression sickness: pathophysiology; title: R. Walker; title: 12 Decompression sickness: clinical; title: R. Walker; title: MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR DIVING; title: 52 Medical standards for snorkel divers; title: C. Edmonds; title: 53 Medical standards for recreational divers; title: R. Walker; title: 54 Medical standards for commercial divers; title: R. Walker; title: 55 Asthma; title: C. Edmonds; title: 56 Cardiac disease; title: R. Walker; title: 57 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; title: The pros - C. Edge and P. Bryson; title: The cons - C. Edmonds, C. Lowry and R. Walker; title: 58 Age and diving; title: C. Edmonds; title: 59 Diver selection; title: R. Walker; title: SPECIALIZED DIVING AND ITS PROBLEMS; title: 60 Female divers; title: R. Walker; title: 61 Breath-hold diving; title: C. Edmonds; title: 62 Technical diving; title: J. Pennefather; title: 63 Technical diving problems; title: C. Edmonds; title: 64 Handicapped divers; title: R. Walker; title: 65 Occupational groups; title: C. Edmonds and J. Pennefather; title: 66 Diving in contaminated water; title: J. Pennefather; title: 67 Deep and saturation diving; title: J. Pennefather; title: 68 Deep and saturation diving problems; title: J. Pennefather; title: 69 Hyperbaric equipment; title: J. Pennefather; title: 70 Submarine medicine; title: R. Walker; title: APPENDICES; title: A Decompression Tables. BSAC (UK), US Navy, NOAA, DCIEM (Canadian); title: B Recompression Therapy Tables, US Navy; title: C Recompression Therapy Options, COMEX, Australian, Duke; title: D Diving Medical Library; title: E Diving Medical Training; title: F Diving Medical Organizations, Contacts and Internet; title: INDEX.