Doctor starts blog to help divers understand risks when underwater0

June 30th, 2007 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Each year, five to six diving deaths occur in South-east Asia, and about 25 Singaporean divers fall victim to decompression sickness — a potentially fatal condition that can occur when divers surface too quickly.
more…

Dominica Chamber to be Installed0

July 7th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

The Eco-tourism Development Programme, of the Ministry of Tourism, funded by the European Union and the Government of Dominica, has provided the Government of Dominica with a hyperbaric chamber at a cost of Euro 750,000 as part of the Dive Improvement programme.
more…

Performance of Infusion Pumps during Hyperbaric Conditions0

June 11th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Background: Many hyperbaric facilities use infusion pumps inside the chamber. It is therefore important to ensure that this equipment will perform accurately during hyperbaric conditions. The authors tested the function and accuracy of the Imed 965 and Infutec 520 volumetric infusion pumps, the Easy-pump MZ-257 peristaltic infusion pump, and the Graseby 3100 syringe pump.

more…

Hyperbaric therapy for bilateral visual loss during hemodialysis0

May 9th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Hyperbaric therapy for bilateral visual loss during hemodialysis
Clin Exp Nephrol (2006) 10:82–84 © Japanese Society of Nephrology 2006
Yoav Keynan · Yoav Yanir · Avi Shupak

more…

DAN and SSS Issue Joint Press Release0

April 27th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Divers Alert Network (DAN) and SSS Network of Recompression Chambers (SSS) Joint Press Release

more…

Dr Dive, Specialist in the field of Diving and Hyperbaric medicine0

April 26th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Christchurch emergency physician Dr Sandy Inglis will make New Zealand medical history on April 27th when he becomes the first doctor to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine from The University of Auckland.

more…

Cuba Advances in the Use of Hyperbaric Medicine0

April 22nd, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba - Cuba trails only South Korea as the country with the largest number of hyperbaric oxygen chambers in the world, said Dr. Juan Chi Arcia, president of the Cuban Society of Hyperbaric Medicine and Undersea Activities (SCMHBAS).

more…

EDTC Introduces new book Medical Assessment of Working Divers2

April 15th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

European Diving Technology Committee introduces new book Medical Assessment of Working Divers.

more…

Hyperoxemic therapy - New Heart Treatment?0

April 14th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

LOS ANGELES, USA — In important medical news today there is a treatment for heart attacks that may save lives.

Opening blocked arteries and restoring blood flow is the main goal in heart attack care. This treatment reduces damage with high levels of oxygen done right at the bedside.

more…

Guidelines for Recreational Diving with Diabetes0

March 31st, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Ern Cambell have placed the following summary of guidelines for recreational diving with diabetes recommended by UHMS/DAN workshop on our web site at http://www.scuba-doc.com/endmet.html#Diabetes_and_Diving
(Proceedings of the UHMS/DAN 2005 June 19 Workshop. Durham, NC:Divers Alert Network; 2005.)

more…