Safe Diving: Underwater Medicine and Diving Techniques |
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air hose air supply ambient pressure apparatus ascent atmosphere barotraumatic gas embolism bars blood body bottom breathing bag(s breathing hose breathing medium buddy buoyancy capsule carbon dioxide closed-circuit SCUBA compression compressor decompression procedure decompression schedule decompression sickness decompression stop Decompression Table deep diving deep-sea diving outfit demand regulator descent disinfection diving supervisor diving system dry suit emergency equipment excursion dive exhalation exhaust valve exposure Figure filter gas embolism gas mixture gases Gošović helium helmet high-pressure hypoxia in-water increase inhalation loss of consciousness lungs mask meters depth minutes mixed gas mixed-gas necessary nitrogen nitrogen narcosis no-decompression dive normal open-circuit SCUBA operations partial pressure prevent recompression chamber recompression treatment repetitive dive resuscitation SAFE DIVING saturation diving SCUBA cylinders SCUBA diving semi-closed sion snorkel squeeze standard standby diver submarine surface swimfins symptoms tion tissues toxic U.S. Navy underwater victim volume weeverfish