Diving medicine

Introduction SCUBA diving, exploring the depths under the water’s surface, uncovering hidden secrets the sands and coral have tried to hide. There is nothing like the sensation of being able to breathe underwater; however, what dangers are present every time a diver takes a breath underwater? A diver is exposed to all sorts of dangers while under water; increase pressure from venturing to further depths for example, and how the gasses plus the pressure can harm the human body. Most people would…

When a free diver dives into deep water, where they know that their life is at risk they aren't thinking about what they’re gonna get for their mother’s for her birthday. Their focusing on one thing. Their focusing and keeping their mind blank, and they think about how they’re connecting with the sea and nothing else. I wish i would’ve known that before. I was bored with my life. I had the same schedule every day. Go to school, come back, do homework, eat, and sleep. Then i would repeat…

The Observational Octopus We’ve all heard some variation of a story in which an octopus has escaped its enclosure, gone about its business, and returned to its tank, all without leaving any evidence for the staff or guards. These types of tells are what piqued my interest in cephalopod intelligence and led me to a study conducted by James B. Wood and Roland C. Anderson where the goal was to identify the differences in escape behavior between various types of octopuses. When searching for an…

What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment? What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy? This treatment involves lying into a pure oxygen room or tube for a particular time period. This really is a well-established treatment method for decompression illness. Besides that, a number of different states can also be treated with this approach, for example stubborn effects, radiation injury, and lots of severe ailments, to name a couple. In This process, the air pressure in the room is left up to 300% greater than…

About HealOx About HealOx HealOx is the supplier of equipment used in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Our goal is to be the leading and preferred provider of HBOT. Through our innovative oxygen treatment, we make sure that your hyperbaric experience is safe and beneficial for your health and beauty. When you use an oxygen chamber for healing, the air pressure is increased to three times that of normal air pressure. During the process, the lungs are able to accumulate more oxygen than it can…

Scuba diving has taken many lives over the years. According to research, in 1975 there were about 213,000 divers in the United States. By 1990, there were about 2.45-3.1 million. This increase in numbers means that the number of recreational divers is increasing quickly, and there is a clear need for awareness of dangers and injuries that may occur. Coral reefs, shipwrecks, caverns, and many other underwater treasures around the world are great for scuba divers wanting to explore the underwater…

article on Dumpster Diving, Lars Eigner, was trying to make people aware of the usefulness of the items that were so often discarded as garbage. For example, you may have an old pair of shoes that you no longer wear because you have so many. You don’t see a need for them any more so you toss them in the trash. Someone who dumpster dives finds the same shoes and can see the usefulness in them. We often take things for granted because they are so easily replaceable. Dumpster diving is the act of…

Recreational Scuba Diving is a popular sport that people have been practicing for decades. While almost completely self-regulated, the sport has an excellent safety record that has only improved with the technological advancement of equipment and safety procedures. Every day people across the planet enjoy traveling under the waves where they see another world with strange, foreign creatures. In a world where we only protect what we value, it helps to have as many people as possible come to…

my story. Now before I go into too much detail about the picture and tell you my story, I need to give you just a little background information. I first got certified to be a scuba diver in 2011, and I was just turning twelve at the time. Scuba diving is my life and I enjoy every single second I get to be underwater. So, my mom and I have been to many places to dive including: Key Largo, Florida; Key West, Florida; Jupiter, Florida; West Palm, Florida; and Athens, Tennessee. Back in October…

information on the subject. I was so difficult for me to complete because I was an expert of coral reefs. So I finally through that topic out and choose to do a speech on Scuba diving. Which I am no expert, but I do have some knowledge about the subject. The week of October 6 I was supposed to being giving my speech on Scuba diving but due to work I was sent to Jacksonville Florida to aid the team during Hurricane Matthew. I heard everyone did very well on the speeches and I am sorry I…