Science of Diving
Science of Diving

Author: Bruce Wienke

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1498725155

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While the effects of pressure change are readily quantified in physics, chemistry, and engineering applications, the physiology, medicine, and biology of pressure changes in living systems are much more complicated. This complex science translated to technical diving is discussed in a five-part series, with each topic self-contained and strategical

Bennett and Elliott's Physiology and Medicine of Diving
Bennett and Elliott's Physiology and Medicine of Diving

Author: Alf O. Brubakk

Publisher: Saunders Limited.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 808

ISBN-13:

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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.