Rhiannon J. Brenner
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View article: A review of nutritional recommendations for scuba divers
A review of nutritional recommendations for scuba divers Open
BACKGROUND: Scuba diving is an increasingly popular activity that involves the use of specialized equipment and compressed air to breathe underwater. Scuba divers are subject to the physiological consequences of being immersed in a high-pr…
View article: A survey of caustic cocktail events in rebreather divers
A survey of caustic cocktail events in rebreather divers Open
Introduction: Closed-circuit rebreathers (CCRs) are designed to be watertight. Ingressing water may react with carbon-dioxide absorbent in the CCR, which may produce alkaline soda with a pH of 12-14, popularly referred to by CCR divers as …
View article: Comparison of Newer Hand-Held Ultrasound Devices for Post-Dive Venous gas Emboli Quantification to Standard Echocardiography
Comparison of Newer Hand-Held Ultrasound Devices for Post-Dive Venous gas Emboli Quantification to Standard Echocardiography Open
Decompression sickness (DCS) can result from the growth of bubbles in tissues and blood during or after a reduction in ambient pressure, for example in scuba divers, compressed air workers or astronauts. In scuba diving research, post-dive…