Bennett and Elliott's physiology and medicine of diving
This thoroughly updated edition, considered the 'bible' in this field since 1969, offers in-depth coverage of the physiological basis of safe diving and the pathogenesis of diving illnesses; the clinical diagnosis and management of diving disorders; and current equipment design and its practical clinical applications. Also covered is a current understanding of central nervous system pathology, contemporary decompression theories, and state-of-the-art treatment protocols for decompression, drowning and hypothermia
xii, 779 pages : illustrations
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An outline history of diving physiology and medicine
Diving methods
Ventilation, gas exchange and exercise under pressure
Thermal considerations in diving
Breath-hold diving
Drowning and nearly drowning
Comparative diving physiology
Otorhinolaryngological aspects of diving
Pressure effects
Decompression
Long term effects of diving
Fitness to dive
Investigation of diving accidents
Pathology of diving accidents
Diving equipment
Appendix: Some useful data and formulas related to diving
Revised edition of: Physiology and medicine of diving / edited by Peter B. Bennett and David H. Elliott. 4th ed. 1993