For the last 30 years, this book has been considered the "bible" of diving medicine. It is extremely well known to doctors and researchers working in this field and its editors and contributors are internationally recognized as experts on the subject. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. Be sure to check sales of the previous edition on this title. It is well known in the field of diving.
New to this edition
Addition of two very high profile new editors to the team - Professor Neuman is the current editor of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and former President of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
New areas to be covered include - treatment of altitude decompression; central nervous system pathology; dive computers and algorithms; decompression theories and their effect on procedures; drowning; treatment protocols for decompression, drowning, hypothermia
All previous chapters to be either expanded, divided newly authored or rewritten - see attached contents list. New design and layout to be introduced.
Provides the most comprehensive coverage of physiology in relation to diving available anywhere.
Complete coverage of all aspects of clinical diagnosis and management of disorders arising from diving.
Relates equipment design and the most recent research into practical clinical application.
Editors and contributors represent a wide range of expertise, and are the leading authorities from around the world.
Latest information on: altitude decompression; central nervous system pathology; dive computers and algorithms; decompression theories and their effect on procedures; drowning; state-of-the-art treatment protocols for decompression, drowning, hypothermia.
Very high-profile new editors - Professor Neuman is the current editor of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and former President of the Undersea and Hyperbaric -Medical Society.
Key Features
- Provides the most comprehensive coverage of the physiology in relation to diving available anywhere.
- Complete coverage of all aspects of clinical diagnosis and management of disorders arising from diving.
- Relates equipment design and the most recent research into practical clinical application.
- Editors and contributors represent a wide range of expertise, and are the leading authorities from around the world.
Author Information
By Alf Brubakk, Professor of Environmental Physiology, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology & BioMedical Engineering, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Tom S. Neuman, MD, FACP, FACPM, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA and Director of Hyperbaric Medical Center, CA
Introduction
01 An outline history of diving physiology and medicine
02 Diving Methods
02.1 Compressed Air Work
02.2 Commercial Diving
02.3 Recreational Diving
02.4 Scientific Diving
02.5 Empirical Diving Techniques
03 Ventilation, Gas Exchange and Exercise Under Pressure
04 Thermal considerations in diving
05 Breath-hold Diving
06 Drowning and Near Drowning
07 Comparative Diving Physiology
08 Otorhinolaryngological aspects of diving
09 Pressure Effects
09.1 Biological Effects of Pressure
09.2 Inert Gas Narcosis
09.3 High Pressure Nervous Syndrome
09.4 Oxygen Under Pressure
10 Decompression
10.1 Decompression Theory
10.2 Decompression Practice
10.3 Bubble Detection
10.4 Decompression Sickness
10.5 Arterial Gas Embolism and Pulmonary Barotraumas
10.6 Manifestations of Decompression Disorders
10.7 Treatment of the Decompression Disorders
11 Long term effects of diving
11.1 Long-Term Effects on the Lung
11.2 Long-Term Effects on Bones
11.3 Long-Term Effects on the Central Nervous System
12 Fitness to Dive
13 Investigation of Diving Accidents
14 Pathology of Diving Accidents
15 Diving Equipment
16 Appendix: Physical Laws and Biological Constants
"To my understanding the book encompasses all of today's best knowledge about the physiology and medicine of diving. I'm fully convicted that you will find this new edition impossible to give up on." Dr. Peter HJ Mueller, European Journal of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, March 2003
does a reviewer have the opportunity to state that the book he is considering is a landmark in the field with which it deals."BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
one concerned in any way with divers, especially when faced with the steadily spreading informed and expert legislation to improve the safety of diving operations, should be without this book at his elbow for constant reference."JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY
this new edition, Bennett & Elliott solidifies its position as the standard work in its field. This volume is comprehensive and authoritative, the information current, the presentations generally straightforward and clear."UNDERSEA BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
