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Diving medicine

Index Diving medicine

Diving medicine, also called undersea and hyperbaric medicine (UHB), is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of conditions caused by humans entering the undersea environment. [1]

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Albert A. Bühlmann

Professor Albert A. Bühlmann (16 May 1923 – 16 March 1994) was a Swiss physician who was principally responsible for a number of important contributions to decompression science at the Laboratory of Hyperbaric Physiology at the University Hospital in Zürich, Switzerland.

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Charles Wesley Shilling

Capt. Charles Wesley Shilling USN (ret.) (September 21, 1901 – December 23, 1994) was an American physician who was known as a leader in the field of undersea and hyperbaric medicine, research, and education.

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Chinese Library Classification

The Chinese Library Classification (CLC), also known as Classification for Chinese Libraries (CCL), is effectively the national library classification scheme in China.

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Christian J. Lambertsen

Christian James Lambertsen (May 15, 1917 – February 11, 2011) was an American environmental medicine and diving medicine specialist who was principally responsible for developing the United States Navy frogmen's rebreathers in the early 1940s for underwater warfare.

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Commercial offshore diving

Commercial offshore diving, sometimes shortened to just offshore diving, is a branch of commercial diving, with divers working in support of the exploration and production sector of the oil and gas industry in places such as the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, the North Sea in the United Kingdom and Norway, and along the coast of Brazil.

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Death of Tina Watson

Tina Watson was a 26-year-old American woman from Helena, Alabama, who died while scuba diving in Queensland, Australia, on 22 October 2003.

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Deaths in July 2011

The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2011.

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Dick Rutkowski

Richard "Dick" Rutkowski is a pioneer in the fields of hyperbaric medicine, diving medicine and diver training, especially in relation to the use of breathing gases.

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Dive profile

A dive profile is a description of a diver's pressure exposure over time.

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Divers Alert Network

Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a group of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to improving diving safety for all divers.

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DMT

DMT may refer to.

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European Underwater and Baromedical Society

The European Underwater and Baromedical Society (EUBS) is a primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide.

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Exercise Paddington Diamond

Exercise Paddington Diamond was a joint Bolivian-British-Swiss scuba diving expedition to Lake Titicaca in 1987.

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George F. Bond

Captain George Foote Bond (November 14, 1915 – January 3, 1983) was a United States Navy physician who was known as a leader in the field of undersea and hyperbaric medicine and the "Father of Saturation Diving".

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Index of underwater diving

The following index is provided as an overview of and topical guide to underwater diving: Underwater diving can be described as all of the following.

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International Marine Contractors Association

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is a leading international trade association for the marine contracting industry.

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James A. Zimble

James Allen Zimble (October 12, 1933 – December 14, 2011) was a commissioned officer in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy.

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John Morgan Wells

John Morgan Wells (April 12, 1940 - July 28, 2017) was a marine biologist, and physiologist involved in the development of decompression systems for deep diving, and the use of nitrox as a breathing gas for diving.

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John Rawlins (Royal Navy officer)

Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir John Stuart Pepys Rawlins, (12 May 1922 – 27 July 2011) was a Royal Navy officer and pioneer in the field of diving medicine.

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Joseph B. MacInnis

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List of people from New Jersey

The following is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Military medicine

The term military medicine has a number of potential connotations.

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Munich Fire Department

The Munich Fire Department (german: Feuerwehr München) is the firefighting authority (called "Branddirektion") of the City of Munich.

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National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology

National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT), formally known as the National Association of Diving Technicians, is a non-profit organization devoted to the education and certification of qualified personnel in the fields of diving and hyperbaric medicine.

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November 1915

The following events occurred in November 1915.

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Outline of underwater diving

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to underwater diving: Underwater diving – as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment.

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Oxygen window in diving decompression

In diving, the oxygen window is the difference between the partial pressure of oxygen (ppO2) in arterial blood and the ppO2 in body tissues.

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Royal Australian Navy School of Underwater Medicine

The Royal Australian Navy School of Underwater Medicine (RANSUM) is based at Sydney, Australia.

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Royal Hobart Hospital

The Royal Hobart Hospital is a public hospital located in the Hobart CBD, Tasmania, Australia.

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Rubicon Foundation

Rubicon Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization devoted to contributing to the interdependent dynamic between research, exploration, science and education.

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South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society

The South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) is a primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide.

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Southern African Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Association

The Southern African Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Association (SAUHMA is an organisation of voluntary members with a special interest in the subject of underwater and/or hyperbaric medicine, recognised by the Council of the South African Medical Association as a special interest group. The Association promotes the practice and facilitates the study of underwater and hyperbaric medicine. Membership includes members and associate members, and may include medical practitioners; registered nurses; registered paramedics; qualified hyperbaric chamber operators; diving instructors; dive operators, and any other person with a special interest underwater or hyperbaric medicine.

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Taylor University

Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college in Upland, Indiana, United States.

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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) is an organization based in the US which supports research on matters of hyperbaric medicine and physiology, and provides a certificate of added qualification for physicians with an unrestricted license to practice medicine and for limited licensed practitioners, at the completion of the Program for Advanced Training in Hyperbaric Medicine.

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Underwater diving

Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment.

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Underwater photography (sport)

Underwater photography is a scuba-based underwater sport governed by Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) where teams of competitors using digital underwater camera systems all dive at the same saltwater ocean sites at the same time over a two-day period.

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Wilderness Medical Society

The Wilderness Medical Society was created on 15 February 1983 by three physicians from California, United States — Dr.

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William Paul Fife

Colonel William Paul "Bill" Fife USAF (Ret) (November 23, 1917 – October 13, 2008) was a United States Air Force officer that first proved the feasibility for U.S. Air Force Security Service airborne Communications Intelligence (COMINT) collection and Fife is considered the "Father of Airborne Intercept".

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7 Medical Battalion Group

7 Medical Battalion Group is the specialist Airborne Medical Unit of the South African Military Health Service.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_medicine

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