Diving Medicine
Description:
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
- New chapters on Kinetics of Inert Gas, Marine Poisoning and Intoxication, and Diabetes and Diving
- Completely revised chapters on Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving
- Medical Evaluation for Commercial Diving
- and Medical Evaluation for Military Diving
- The latest protocols for managing decompression accidents, drowning, and hypothermia
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