Context: The Olympic sport of diving involves the competitive disciplines of 3 m springboard
and 10 m platform. Although it is generally accepted that lumbar spine injuries are common …

Abstract (Sames C, Gorman DF. Mitchell SJ, Zhou L. Professional diver routine health
surveillance and certification: an internet-based satisfaction survey of New Zealand divers …

Public health surveillance, in response to these and many other questions, provides
answers that ultimately lead to prevention. Surveillance is “the ongoing systematic …

Background Measurement of waist circumference is used to assess abdominal fat and risk of
heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and stroke. It is performed in several clinical settings …

Introduction, Little is known about the prevalence of post-course diving injuries amongst
Western Australian recreational divers, nor is it known which risk factors affect the Western …

ABSTRACT Introduction Illnesses among Navy divers degrade readiness, decrease
manpower levels, and increase costs for medical care. Prior research has shown that Navy …

Recently the recreational diving industry has experienced an increase in accidents and
fatalities (per capita, based on reliable estimates of diver populations). Many of these …

Annual records of certifications issued, resultant training dives conducted and reports of
diving fatality cases collected by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) …

Scuba diving is physiologically and psychologically extremely demanding. There may be
more than 25,000 scuba divers in Canada at present and the number is rapidly increasing …

Background: Health effects of diving have been observed in divers who have not
experienced any diving related accidents. The aim of the study was to study total, and cause …