Science of Diving

Science of Diving
Author: Bruce Wienke
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1498725155

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.
Total Pages: 808
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

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.