Diving Medicine

Book info: Diving Medicine (Paperback, 432 pages) – Saunders, 2003. Language: English.

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.

Editorial Reviews Review "An excellent reference for practitioners who may be called upon to evaluate prospective divers, to answer diving-related questions, or to provide appropriate therapy for diving mishaps."Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, review of previous edition About the Author Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD, Chief, Section of Cardiology, Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA; and Jefferson C. Davis, MD, Hyperbaric Medicine P.A., San Antonio, TX