Bennett and Elliotts' Physiology and Medicine of Diving

Description

For the last 30 years, this book has been considered the "bible" of diving medicine. It is extremely well known to doctors and researchers working in this field and its editors and contributors are internationally recognized as experts on the subject. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. Be sure to check sales of the previous edition on this title. It is well known in the field of diving.

Reviews

"Physically the book is a treat. Handsome and well presented, the layout is straight-forward and elegant, with high-quality line drawings and tables. The figures are particularly well rendered, with clarity aided by the avoidance of color...In summary, Bennett & Elliott's Physiology and Medicine of Diving remains a benchmark of texts in the field I thoroughly recommend it as an essential reference for any diving medicine facility and suggest that many individual diving physicians and scientists will wish to secure a personal copy."
-Respiratory Care-April 2004, Vol.49 No.4

Key Features

• Provides the most comprehensive coverage of the physiology in relation to diving available anywhere.
• Complete coverage of all aspects of clinical diagnosis and management of disorders arising from diving.
• Relates equipment design and the most recent research into practical clinical application.
• Editors and contributors represent a wide range of expertise, and are the leading authorities from around the world.

New to this Edition

• Latest information on: altitude decompression; central nervous system pathology; dive computers and algorithms; decompression theories and their effect on procedures; drowning; state-of-the-art treatment protocols for decompression, drowning, and hypothermia.
• Very high-profile new editors — Professor Neuman is the current editor of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and former President of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.

Table of Contents

Introduction

01 An outline history of diving physiology and medicine

02 Diving Methods

02.1 Compressed Air Work
02.2 Commercial Diving
02.3 Recreational Diving
02.4 Scientific Diving
02.5 Empirical Diving Techniques

03 Ventilation, Gas Exchange and Exercise Under Pressure

04 Thermal considerations in diving

05 Breath-hold Diving

06 Drowning and Near Drowning

07 Comparative Diving Physiology

08 Otorhinolaryngological aspects of diving

09 Pressure Effects

09.1 Biological Effects of Pressure
09.2 Inert Gas Narcosis
09.3 High Pressure Nervous Syndrome
09.4 Oxygen Under Pressure

10 Decompression

10.1 Decompression Theory
10.2 Decompression Practice
10.3 Bubble Detection
10.4 Decompression Sickness
10.5 Arterial Gas Embolism and Pulmonary Barotraumas
10.6 Manifestations of Decompression Disorders
10.7 Treatment of the Decompression Disorders

11 Long term effects of diving

11.1 Long-Term Effects on the Lung
11.2 Long-Term Effects on Bones
11.3 Long-Term Effects on the Central Nervous System

12 Fitness to Dive

13 Investigation of Diving Accidents

14 Pathology of Diving Accidents

15 Diving Equipment

16 Appendix: Physical Laws and Biological Constants

Author Information

By Alf Brubakk, Professor of Environmental Physiology, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Trondheim, The Netherlands; and Tom Neuman, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA; Director, Hyperbaric Medical Center, CA