Cave-diver Jared Hires, who died in Norway’s Plura cave system on a practice dive on 3 April, had suffered an unprovoked seizure last year, putting
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Prioritise your health and safety with Divernet as we delve into important aspects of diving medicine, with insights into dive-related health conditions such as decompression illness, ear and equalisation problems, IPOs, ability to dive with serious medical conditions and more.
The aim is to boost understanding and help divers to make informed decisions and go on having safe and enjoyable diving experiences.
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Scuba divers are being asked to sign an online petition in hopes of securing the reopening of the hyperbaric chamber at Oban in Argyll. Its
Immersive Pulmonary Oedema (IPO) in divers is often referred to as if it is a relatively new phenomenon – but it isn’t. Plymouth diver JANET
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Snorkelling fatalities are most likely to result from pre-existing health conditions, inexperience, ignoring adverse conditions and “going solo”, according to a new Australian report that
At one time the answer would probably have been no, but nowadays it’s quite possible although, as DR ROSIE STOKES of DDRC Healthcare explains, there
DR ROSIE STOKES of DDRC Healthcare looks at a very recent “drowning from the inside” case study – with thanks to UK diver SALLY DE
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Plymouth-based DDRC Healthcare is marking 15 years since the launch of its revealing Health of Divers study series by undertaking new research into divers’ lung
First you have the problem of locating the person, say PAOLA A MAGNI and EDDA GUARESCHI of Murdoch University and ROSSELLA PABA of James Cook
A new case-study that could shed further light on unexplained medical incidents, sometimes fatal, involving open-water swimmers including scuba divers and snorkellers has just been
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Particularly for those who dive mainly in the UK or other coldwater locations, our panel of industry experts look at how to stay in good
Many of the divers either failed to reach the Red Sea wreck or wore themselves out trying to fight their way over. Physical fitness is
Snorkelling is essentially a safe pastime – but the conclusion of the final report from Hawaii’s Snorkel Safety Study is that pulmonary oedema is a