Diving and hyperbaric exposure is associated with a number of well recognised acute
illnesses or injuries, including decompression illness (DCI), gas embolism and barotrauma …

OH professionals employ a health surveillance approach to the collection, analysis,
recording and interpretation of health-related data in the screening of employees for …

This longitudinal study examined the health risks (hospitalizations) associated with (a) the
hazardous occupation of diving and (b) failing to complete successfully a diver training …

Methods In this 25-year retrospective cohort study the Royal Netherlands Navy Diving
Medical Centre audited the medical records of 1,117 Navy divers. Yearly dive medical …

Methods: Divers completed the DHS form and their dive profiles were recorded
electronically. The pDCS for each dive was calculated using the LE1 probabilistic model …

It could be argued that diving is the most extreme sport of all. Survival in such a hostile
underwater environment is dependent on sophisticated breathing apparatus and an …

Abstract In 1982 the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) examined
records of scientific divers and, based on their finding of an exemplary safety record …

Under new Queensland legislation divers are now required to have certain pieces of
equipment before they are permitted to dive in commercial settings. To gain some idea of …

As scuba diving becomes an increasingly popular recreational activity, the probability of the
occupational health physician seeing diving-related disorders increases. Recognition of …