Diving Medicine
This book is the very first to cover the decompression theory in detail. It gives many information on all topics of the diving medicine, and is richly and uniquely illustrated. It offers a good guideline of high quality practice in diving medicine. The au
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Diving Medicine
Olaf Rusoke-Dierich
Diving Medicine
Olaf Rusoke-Dierich Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Translated from the original German edition 'Tauchmedizin' by Olaf Rusoke-Dierich © Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2017; ISBN 978-3-662-49853-8 ISBN 978-3-319-73835-2 ISBN 978-3-319-73836-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73836-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018941241 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface When I wrote the chapters of diving medicine as a medical student in 1994–1996, I tried to make it both easy to understand and medically profound. At that time I was a divemaster, and as I loved both scuba diving and free diving, I frequently went to the Red Sea for diving. After publishing the chapters for physiology and diving medicine, I wrote other chapters about diving history, physics and diving equipment. Being a young doctor and father at the same time, I was too busy to finish them off. Later I worked in hyperbaric chambers in Bremen and Hamburg, and then I moved to Australia and worked for years in different emergency departments. During that time, I also finished off my dissertation in medicine. Since 2007, I worked as a GP and completed my specialisation in this field. Recently, I re-discovered my book and updated it to the newest standard. I tried to make this a comprehensible, precise and compendious book. I am looking forward to feedback about the contents of this book to email: [email protected]. With hopefully much constructive response, this book might be in its potenti
