The complete diver
Subtitle: the history, science and practice of scuba diving
By: by Alex Brylske
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Dive Training LLC
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Parkville, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780615721330
Subjects: Deep diving; Skin diving; Scuba diving; Plongée sous-marine; Plongée libre; Plongée en scaphandre autonome
Other titles: History, science and practice of scuba diving
Notes: "A guide to diving in the 21st century"--Cover.

"What every diver should know"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Section I.A brief history of time ... underwater; title: 1. Ye olde divers: the evolution of diving; title: 2. The untethered diver and daddy scuba; title: 3. Unbending the past: the evolution of decompression theory; title: 4. Unbending the future: decompression models in the modern world; title: Section II. E=m sea²: fiddling with physics; title: 5. A focus on physics: understanding the way things work; title: 6. Scuba diving's lawmakers: all hail the good doctors; title: Section III. Taking the human machine underwater; title: 7. The doctor will see you now: diving fitness and medical examinations; title: 8. Going down?: the big squeeze of descent; title: 9. Gill envy: the science of breathing underwater; title: 10. When things go bust: a close-up look at lung expansion injuries; title: 11. The heart of the matter: diving and the cardiovascular system; title: 12. Take a deep breath: a gas guide to diving; title: 13. Just way no: alcohol, nicotine and divers; title: 14. The big chill: the truth about heat loss; title: 15. Fear factor: a physiological perspective; title: 16. Rapture of the deep: drunk as a hoot owl; title: 17. Every breath you take: asthma and diving; title: 18. How sweet it is: diving with diabetes; title: 19. Diving over the counter: how what's in your drug store can hurt you; title: 20. The next generation: what you need to know about kid divers; title: 21. As young as you feel: diving and the effects of aging; title: 22. OxTox: understanding the perils of oxygen; title: 23. Immersion pulmonary edema: the diving disorder you never heard of; title: 24. Water, water everywhere: the facts about hydration and diving; title: 25. The gender question: does sex really matter?; title: Section IV. Deconstructing decompression: unbending the bend; title: 26. Bends: the whole story; title: 27. The exercise factor: the role of physical activity and decompression sickness; title: 28. Avoiding a day at the chamber: preventing decompression illness; title: 29. Excuse me, I think I'm bent; title: 30. Bending the mind: the psychology of decompression sickness; title: Section V. Doing the right thing: diving techniques re-examined; title: 31. Head games: the mental side of dive planning and performance; title: 32. A wing and a prayer: how to evaluate conditions; title: 33. Running on empty: why divers run out of air; title: 34. Separation anxiety: the art of becoming a good buddy; title: 35. O' solo mio: a unbiased look at diving alone; title: 36. No klutzes allowed: the fine art of buoyancy control; title: 37. I can see for inches and inches: a guide to diving in limited visibility; title: 38. Deep diving re-examined: the forgotten 50 feet; title: 39. Lessons from the whales: diving on one breath; title: Section VI. Sea trek: the future of diving; title: 40. Lessons from the edge: what rec divers can learn from tec divers; title: 41. Mixing it up: a primer on mixed-gas diving; title: 42. Look, Ma, no bubbles: a look at rebreathers.