<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The most common question that arose in the course of the analysis of the data concerned with the number of diving accidents in recreational diving as compared with the authors’ own experiences working with military divers was why the number of accidents in recreational diving is substantially higher than that obtained in military diving. The comparison of factors having a direct effect on diving safety, the scope of depths reached, the manner of conducting decompression and divers’ problems reported after diving completion allow to explain the reasons behind the common incidents occurring among recreational divers. The factors which had a very significant impact on safety level included diving frequency, adaptation to higher pressure conditions and overestimation of one’s skills in undertaking challenges.</p></abstract>

The most common question that arose in the course of the analysis of the data concerned with the number of diving accidents in recreational diving as compared with the authors’ own experiences working with military divers was why the number of accidents in recreational diving is substantially higher than that obtained in military diving. The comparison of factors having a direct effect on diving safety, the scope of depths reached, the manner of conducting decompression and divers’ problems reported after diving completion allow to explain the reasons behind the common incidents occurring among recreational divers. The factors which had a very significant impact on safety level included diving frequency, adaptation to higher pressure conditions and overestimation of one’s skills in undertaking challenges.

Analysis of the risk of diving accidents in military and recreational diving

Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine Department, Military Institute of Medicine in Gdynia, Poland

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The most common question that arose in the course of the analysis of the data concerned with the number of diving accidents in recreational diving as compared...

Analysis of the risk of diving accidents in military and recreational diving

Data publikacji: 14 mar 2016

Zakres stron: -

Otrzymano: 17 paź 2015

Przyjęty: 29 lis 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2015-0022

Słowa kluczowe
military diving, recreational diving, diving computers, diving accident

© 2015 Dariusz Jóźwiak et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of the risk of diving accidents in military and recreational diving

Data publikacji: 14 mar 2016

Zakres stron: -

Otrzymano: 17 paź 2015

Przyjęty: 29 lis 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2015-0022

Słowa kluczowemilitary diving, recreational diving, diving computers, diving accident

© 2015 Dariusz Jóźwiak et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
military diving, recreational diving, diving computers, diving accident