Dangers of Underwater Exploration There are over fifty careers that have a sort of connection to underwater exploration. Many people explore for a living and others only for personal interest such as scuba diving. There have been many theories about objects getting lost in the ocean and many people go deep in the ocean to find them. For example, the lost land of Atlantis is said to have silver and gold (Drye). Based on Plato’s writings, philosophers say that as a punishment to the half-god-half-human culture, the gods sent fire and earthquakes to sink the land (Drye). Hundreds of people are in search for this lost empire because if it is found they will earn a fortune of many lifetimes. It would be amazing to see something as valuable as this,
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In the United States over 1,000 scuba divers a year suffer from Decompression Sickness (Thalman). Essentially, Decompression Sickness is the result of decreasing pressure quickly, in other words ascending to surface rapidly (Thalman). “During a dive, the body tissues absorb nitrogen from the [oxygen]” and what happens with this illness is that those nitrogen particles in the tissue and blood form bubbles (Thalmann). The formation of bubbles could either take place in the joints and can cause joint pain or it can reach the severity of occurring in the spinal cord or the brain and can result in paralysis, numbness, and other cerebral irregularities (Thalman).
With regards to Decompression Sickness, Nitrogen Narcosis is also a result of nitrogen collection in the body. The excessive particles in the body is threatening because it “impairs judgement and sensory perception,” (Thomas). Many who have had tooth extractions may be familiar with nitrous-oxide gas, which causes drowsiness and insensibility (Thomas). This usually occurs with divers who swim deeper than 100 feet, but symptoms could start presenting as minimal as a few meters (Lee). Hallucinations, apprehension, coma, and worst of all mortality are all possible outcomes with Nitrogen Narcosis …show more content…
Health risks are the primary hazards in scuba diving and underwater exploration because of such elevated pressure undersea. There are many people that dedicate their lives to educate people on the importance of having the adequate resources for each dive. The ocean is not a place where one can go in and play games; it requires knowledge and technology to do it safely. There is only so much a person can teach about the ocean because people generally do not know the basics about the ocean and what it contains. 95 percent of it has not been explored (Kiger)! Because of this fact, many people believe in myths past along the years. Mermaids and massive creatures could be swimming close to 40,000 feet under sea level, for drivers start experiencing health problems at only 100 feet deep. The world is yet to discover more dangers of the ocean and what it really
In the United States over 1,000 scuba divers a year suffer from Decompression Sickness (Thalman). Essentially, Decompression Sickness is the result of decreasing pressure quickly, in other words ascending to surface rapidly (Thalman). “During a dive, the body tissues absorb nitrogen from the [oxygen]” and what happens with this illness is that those nitrogen particles in the tissue and blood form bubbles (Thalmann). The formation of bubbles could either take place in the joints and can cause joint pain or it can reach the severity of occurring in the spinal cord or the brain and can result in paralysis, numbness, and other cerebral irregularities (Thalman).
With regards to Decompression Sickness, Nitrogen Narcosis is also a result of nitrogen collection in the body. The excessive particles in the body is threatening because it “impairs judgement and sensory perception,” (Thomas). Many who have had tooth extractions may be familiar with nitrous-oxide gas, which causes drowsiness and insensibility (Thomas). This usually occurs with divers who swim deeper than 100 feet, but symptoms could start presenting as minimal as a few meters (Lee). Hallucinations, apprehension, coma, and worst of all mortality are all possible outcomes with Nitrogen Narcosis …show more content…
Health risks are the primary hazards in scuba diving and underwater exploration because of such elevated pressure undersea. There are many people that dedicate their lives to educate people on the importance of having the adequate resources for each dive. The ocean is not a place where one can go in and play games; it requires knowledge and technology to do it safely. There is only so much a person can teach about the ocean because people generally do not know the basics about the ocean and what it contains. 95 percent of it has not been explored (Kiger)! Because of this fact, many people believe in myths past along the years. Mermaids and massive creatures could be swimming close to 40,000 feet under sea level, for drivers start experiencing health problems at only 100 feet deep. The world is yet to discover more dangers of the ocean and what it really