Bove and Davis' diving medicine / [edited by] Alfred A. Bove.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bove, Alfred A.

Davis, Jefferson C. (Jefferson Carroll), 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Submarine medicine.

Diving.

Naval Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Diving.

Naval Medicine.

Physical Description:

xx, 623 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Diving medicine

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Saunders, [2004]

Contents:

Chapter 1 A Short History of Diving and Diving Medicine / Eric P. Kindwall 1

Chapter 2 Diving Physics / Larry "Harris" Taylor 11

Chapter 3 Diving Equipment / Glen H. Egstrom 37

Chapter 4 Inert Gas Exchange and Bubbles / Richard D. Vann 53

Chapter 5 Breath-Hold Diving / Massimo Ferrigno 77

Chapter 6 Mixed-Gas Diving / R.W. Bill Hamilton 95

Chapter 7 Mechanisms and Risks of Decompression / Richard D. Vann 127

Chapter 8 Pathophysiology of Decompression Sickness / T. James Francis, Simon J. Mitchell 165

Chapter 9 Pulmonary Barotrauma / Tom S. Neuman 185

Chapter 10 Treatment of Decompression Illness / Richard E. Moon 195

Chapter 11 Inert Gas Narcosis and High-Pressure Nervous Syndrome / Peter B. Bennett 225

Chapter 12 Toxicity of Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide / James M. Clark, Stephen R. Thom 241

Chapter 13 Hypothermia / Michael J. Tipton, Igor B. Mekjavic, Frank St. C. Golden 261

Chapter 14 Near Drowning / Tom S. Neuman 275

Chapter 15 Marine Animal Injuries / Carl Edmonds 287

Chapter 16 Marine Poisoning and Intoxication / Peter R. Lynch, Alfred A. Bove 319

Chapter 17 Human Performance Underwater / Glen H. Egstrom, Arthur J. Bachrach 327

Chapter 18 Medical Supervision of Diving Operations / Edward T. Flynn, Jr. 343

Chapter 19 Women in Diving / Maida Beth Taylor 381

Chapter 20 Diving in the Elderly and the Young / Alfred A. Bove 411

Chapter 21 Aseptic Necrosis of Bone / Dennis N. Walder, David H. Elliott 421

Chapter 22 Ear and Sinus Problems in Diving / Shannon E. Hunter, Joseph C. Farmer, Jr. 431

Chapter 23 Neurologic Consequences of Diving / Hugh D. Greer, E. Wayne Massey 461

Chapter 24 Pulmonary Disorders / Tom S. Neuman 475

Chapter 25 Cardiovascular Disorders and Diving / Alfred A. Bove 485

Chapter 26 Diabetes and Diving / Duke H. Scott, Allan D. Marks 507

Chapter 27 Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving / Alfred A. Bove 519

Chapter 28 Medical Evaluation of Working Divers / David H. Elliott 533

Chapter 29 U.S. Navy Diving Equipment and Techniques / Frank K. Butler, Jr., David J. Smith 547

Appendix 3 Diving Medicine Physician's Kit for Remote Locations 579

Appendix 4 Recommended Protocol for Diabetic Management during Recreational Scuba Diving 580.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0721694241

OCLC:

51336859