Diving Medicine / Edition 4

by Alfred A. Bove MD, PhD, Jefferson C. Davis MD

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780721694245
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	09/30/2003
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 10.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bove, Alfred A., MD, PhD (Temple Univ)

The contributors represent the specialties of diving medicine, physiology, and research. Most are from academic medical centers in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. Institutions prominently represented include Duke Univ Medical Center, Univ of Pennsylvania Medical Cener, and National Naval Medical Center.

Table of Contents

1. A Short History of Diving Medicine
2. Diving Physics
3. Diving Equipment
4. Kinetics of Inert Gas
5. Breath Hold Diving
6. Mixed Gas Diving
7. Mechanisms and Risks of Decompression
8. Pathophysiology of Decompression Sickness
9. Barotrauma
10. Treatment of Decompression Sickness and Arterial Gas Embolism
11. Inert Gas Narcosis and HPNS
12. Toxicity of Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
13. Hypothermia
14. Near Drowning
15. Marine Animal Injuries
16. Marine Poisoning and Intoxication
17. Human Performance Underwater
18. Medical Problems in Diving Operations
19. Women in Diving
20. Diving in the Elderly and the Young
21. Aseptic Necrosis of Bone
22. Ear and Sinus Problems in Diving
23. Neurologic Consequences of Diving
24. Pulmonary Disorders and Diving
25. Cardiovascular Disorders and Diving
26. Diabetes and Diving
27. Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving
28. Medical Evaluation for Commercial Diving
29. Medical Evaluation for Military Diving
Appendix 1. Pressure Conversion Table
Appendix 2. Medical Examination Forms
Appendix 3. Diving Medicine Physician's Kit for Remote Locations
Appendix 4. U.S. Navy Treatment Tables

Editorial Reviews

"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

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