Ouch! This is what happens when you go spearfishing with idiots…
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11
Feb
2012
Shot by Speargun! Ouch!
12
Jan
2012
What The Hell is Wrong with this Picture??
03
Jan
2012
Wrong Way to Carry Scuba Cylinders
This is completely the wrong way to carry high pressure cylinders. An accident waiting to happen.
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Decompression Sickness – Scuba Divers – DCS is unpredictable. In general, anything that increases blood flow to an organ will increase the rate of N2 loading. Anything that interferes with blood flow from an organ will reduce the capacity to off-load N2. These alterations may explain the possible predisposing factors that increase the likelihood of DCS.
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10
Jun
2010
Decompression Physiology Part 1
Decompression Sickness (DCS) is an illness caused by the effects of gas coming out of solution to form bubbles in the body after diving. It is due to the effect of Henry’s Law following diving exposures. Understanding decompression theories is difficult if not impossible, so the average diver may well bypass most of this blog post, if he is not technically inclined.
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02
Jun
2010
Dive Physiology for Scuba Divers – part 1
Scuba Diving Physiology – A basic understanding of the bodies’ processes is needed to grasp the physiological effects of diving and the application of diving medicine. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems are described here while the physiology of some other organs, such as the ear, are considered in later blog posts.
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31
May
2010
Gasses of Importance – to Scuba Divers
Scuba Divers must educate themselves and be concerned when planning which Breathing Gasses they will use while Scuba Diving. Here we have a general description of the typical gasses that affect divers.
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29
May
2010
Intro to Buoyancy – for scuba divers
One of the biggest mistakes many instructors make during classes is to not demand a mastery of buoyancy control. Many new students learn to dive and develop skills in a pool setting, over-weighted, and sitting on their knees for the majority of skill development. Take these examples below…. do they represent a natural or desirable diving position? NO..!!!
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12
Feb
2010
Gas Laws – for Scuba Divers
04
Feb
2010
