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A Medical Guide to Hazardous Marine Life
ISBN: 0-941332-55-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-941332-55-2
Pages: 68 - Double-Wire O-Ring Binding
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Author: Paul S. Auerbach
Price: $23.95
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Item Description: The diver’s book that can save your vacation, or save your life. Practical, easy-to-use medical guide for scuba divers and others who explore the unique marine environment and who may eventually be stung, bitten, or punctured by a hazardous marine animal. Dr. Auerbach condenses and organizes a voluminous amount of important information and succinctly presents therapies which truly may be lifesaving.
Table of Contents
General Information
Attacks
Envenomations
Irritations
Fish Poisonings
Related Readings
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Adventures With Sharks
ISBN: 1-930536-07-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-930536-07-4
Pages: 141 - Hardcover
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Author: Jonathan Bird
Price: $24.95
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Item Description: Written by an admitted “shark junkie” Jonathan Bird is also a professional underwater photographer who just happens to be fascinated by sharks. In this exciting photographic journey, the author shares his adventures and discoveries photographing sharks around the world. He details the thrills, dangers and disappointments of working with wild sharks in the open ocean and beyond.
Accompanied by more than one hundred vivid color photographs, "Adventures With Sharks" is an uncommonly fun-to-read mixture of science, adventure and stunning photographs. Reading this book is better than a Discovery Channel documentary! It is a technically accurate yet light-hearted portrayal of these sinister marine creatures. In the details of his adventures the author states, “These experiences have never diminished my passion for sharks, but remind me that sharks are predators, and yes, they can eat you!”
Book Review
"Picturesque journey that tells a story with words and underwater photography, it details thrills, science and facts for all ages!"
Source: — Dive Training Magazine
Table of Contents
Basic Anatomy of Sharks
Dive Locations
Introduction
What are Sharks?
Blue Sharks in Blue World
Caribbean Reef Sharks
Whale Shark Adventures
Sand Tiger Sharks
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Adventurous Aquanaut, The
ISBN: 0-941332-14-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-941332-14-9
Pages: 508 - Hardcover
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Author: Hillary Hauser
Price: $31.00
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Item Description: The most exciting collection of underwater adventures ever compiled, with more than 40 excerpts from books, stories, and poems by writers such as Peter Benchley, David Doubilet, Hans Hass, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, William Beebe, Jules Verne, Herman Melville, Joe MacInnes, and more! Editor Hillary Hauser adds an introductory essay about exploration and adventure along with fascinating biographical notes about the authors.
Table of Contents
Adventure and Cinema
War and Salvage
Science and Exploration
Treasure and Archeology
The Adventurous Aquanaut
Poetry and Prose |
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Assessment of Diving Medical Fitness for SCUBA Divers and Instructors
ISBN: 1930536313
ISBN 13: 9781930536319
Pages: 241
Date Published: 2007
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Author: Bennett, Cronje, and Campbell
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Item Description:
By: Peter B. Bennett, Frans J. Cronje, and Ernest S. Campbell
Binding: Hardcover
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Narrative
A dive instructor is the first person to assess the general health and medical fitness of a prospective diver before he or she enters the water. Whether the diver is a recreational scuba diver, commercial, military or research diver, the same evaluation of physical fitness will apply.
Internationally recognized authors, surgeons and researchers Bennett, Cronje and Campbell collaborated on this new book, Assessment of Diving Medical Fitness for Scuba Divers and Instructors, to provide instructors and divers a clear and concise reference addressing the principles behind the necessary medical considerations and related decisions on diving fitness. It will help instructors and active divers determine when the input from a diving physician is mandatory and how to sensibly screen prospective divers for medical problems.
Assessment of Diving: Medical Fitness for Scuba Divers and Instructors is also an excellent reference for first-time divers and experienced divers who may have medical questions related to their personal health and fitness. It is designed to provide advice in relatively simple non-medical language. In the final analysis, it is the personal responsibility of each diver to make a decision whether or not to dive, and Bennett, Cronje and Campbell compiled this laymen’s guide for just that purpose.
Book Reviews
"This book has a wealth of information useful to the casual and hardcore recreational scuba diver, as well as the diver education professional. This valuable resource can help all divers make informed decisions critical to their safety."
--Dan Orr, CEO Divers Alert Network
"Doctors Bennett, Cronje and Campbell have provided a useful and readable source of reference for medical information related to scuba diving. This book will be of value to individuals who have medical questions relating to their health and compatibility with scuba diving. My compliments to the authors for producing a useful work."
--Dr. Drew Richardson, PADI COO
"Finally, a clear concise guide to evaluating a person's fitness to dive. Every dive leader, diver, and prospective diver should own and read this book."
--Frank J. Toal, Jr., MAED President CMAS Americas
"These authors are well-respected authorities in diving medicine and they have to be congratulated on putting together a comprehensive reference book of medical fitness, in a language that non-medical people will understand. This 241 page hardback book is a must read for every instructor and should have a place in every dive operator's reference library."
--South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal
Table of Contents
THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR IN EVALUATING DIVING FITNESS
Pressure and the Body
Gasses and Decompression
Risk of Incapacitation and loss of Consciousness
Dynamic Diving Fitness-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Psychological Aspects of Diving
DIVING FITNESS: THE DIVERS RESPONSIBILITIES
Health Maintenance
Diving Nuisances
COMMON AND IMPORTANT MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS WITH AN IMPACT ON DIVING
Blood
Cardiovascular
Dermatological
Gastrointestinal
Genito-urinary
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
Immunological
Musculo-skeletal Conditions
Neurological, Psychological and Psychiatric
Respiratory
Other
REFERENCES
ACRONYMS
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Basic Decompression Theory and Application, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 1-930536-45-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-93053-645-6
Pages: 322 - Hardcover
Date Published: 2008
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Author: Bruce R. Wienke
Price: $41.00
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Item Description: The new - 3rd Edition of BASIC DECOMPRESSION THEORY AND APPLICATION has been extended and updated, with new material added and new chapters. It takes all rudiments of decompression theory and phase mechanics to considerable depth, while focusing on diving applications in a historical perspective. Topics span many disciplines, and the targeted audience is the commercial diver, hyperbaric scientist, doctor, physical scientist, technical diver, and instructor.
The intent of the 3rd Edition is to present a working view of decompression in diving, mostly focusing on theory with application, including equations. The discussion is neither a medical nor physiological synthesis. Such aspects are simplified, and for some certainly oversimplified. Nonetheless, it is directed toward the diver and reader with some rudimentary understanding of decompression. Background in the physical or life sciences is helpful but certainly not necessary. Discussed are the mechanics of tissue gas exchange, bubbles and nucleation, supersaturation, perfusion and diffusion. Also included are chapters on "Mixed Gases and Decompression" - "Decompression Tables, Meters and Models" - "Decompression Risks and Statistics." References and numerical examples (with solutions) are included for more detail and extended diver analysis.
The 1st and 2nd Editions of this publication were a sellout in the diving community, and the 3rd Edition is even more detailed, comprehensive, and up-to-date. The author asks that the reader "Have fun with the exercises at the end of each chapter"...
Table of Contents
Background and History
Gas, Fluid and Phase Kinetics
Critical Tensions and Phase Volumes
Altitude Similarity and Procedures
Mixed Gases and Decompression
Decompression Tables, Meters and Models
Comparative Profiles and Operational Diving
Decompression Risks and Statistics
Application, Computing and Decompression Algorithms
Diving Maladies and Drugs
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Basic Diving Physics and Applications
ISBN: 0-941332-41-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-941332-41-5
Pages: 320 - Double-Wire O-Ring Binding
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Author: Bruce R. Wienke
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Item Description: A scientific monograph on diving physics and associated math relationships. Topics are related to diving protocols and operational procedures. First basic principles are presented; this is followed by practical applications and detailed results. Designed for the commercial diver, instructor, hyperbaric technician, or underwater researcher searching for a contained reference and especially the doctor, physiologist, physicist, chemist, mathematician, engineer, or biologist.
Table of Contents
Background
Mechanical Interactions
Thermal Interactions
Pressure and Density Effects
Gas and Fluid Kinetics
Dissolved Phase Transfer
Free Phase Transfer
Compression and Decompression
Diving Protocols
Mixed Breathing Gases
Electromagnetic Interactions
Biophysics and Modeling Issues
Statics and Risk
Geophysical and Marine Phenomena
Supercomputing
Bibliography
Appendices
Tables
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Clinical Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen *** NEW***
ISBN: 1-930536-46-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-93053-646-3
Pages: 427
Date Published: 2008
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Author: I. Boerema, W.H. Brummelkamp & N.G. Meijne
Price: $45.99
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Item Description: Printed with special permission, this book is released on a limited edition print run.
From the Forward
"In scientific research and medicine it has always been very important to know the literature in order not to duplicate things unnecessary. We feel it is very important to know the work of older colleagues in hyperbaric medicine and to learn from them. We must never forget that we are standing on the shoulders of our predecessors both in our scientific and our clinical work.
The First Congress was strictly limited to invited clinicians and scientists, who were carefully selected by Boerema personally. You will notice many famous names from the 'History of Hyperbaric Medicine' mostly only known to you from literature references. A few of us will remember some of these colleagues from the old days personally."
-- D J Bakker, MD, PhD - Executive Director of the Foundation for the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine (ICHM)
Table of Contents
Historical Perspective of Hyperbaric Therapy
Medical Treatment Under High Atmospheric Pressure
-Infectious Diseases
-Coronary Infection
-Miscellaneous Indications
Cardiovascular Surgery Under High Atmospheric Pressure
Tank Building Problems and Safety Measures
Physiological and Pharmacological Problems
Miscellaneous Reports
Book Review
"...This book and any other subsequent printings of the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine Proceedings (ICHM) that may follow, have an incontestable historical and educational value and are welll worth their place on any hyperbaric scientists' bookshelf."
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Cold Water Diving: A Guide To Ice Diving
ISBN: 0-941332-52-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-941332-52-1
Pages: 128 - Paperback
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Author: John N. Heine
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Item Description: A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide on the planning, preparation, and training for cold water diving. More than 100 full-color photos illustrating in detail the techniques and procedures for safe and comfortable cold water diving. Special sections on safety tips, dry suits, and diving equipment, including items for thermal protection, cylinder valves, and regulators. The author, past president of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, is an ice diver with more than 15 years of cold water diving experience.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Diving
Training
Equipment for Ice Diving
Ice Diving Operations
Safety and Emergency Procedures
Summary
References
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Commercial Diver Training Manual. 5th Edition
ISBN: 1-930536-44-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-93053-644-9
Pages: 362
Date Published: September 2008
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Author: Edited by James T. Joiner
Price: $46.00
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Item Description:
Edited by: James T. Joiner, Ed Goodrich, John Ritter, Robert Izdepski, and Hal Lomax
Binding: Double Wire-O Binding
***New Revised and Expanded Edition - September 2008***
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Narrative
This NEW 2008 5th Edition has been revised and expanded to cover the "how to" for the broadest possible range of underwater living conditions and dive situations. Its primary purpose is to provide for the protection of human safety and the improvement of diver performance. It was written as a companion piece and complement to the NOAA Diving Manual, which covers the fundamentals that commercial divers need to know related to physics, physiology, diving medicine, first aid, marine animals, etc.
It is a comprehensive training text that covers the major aspects of commercial diving for divers who plan to work either offshore or as an inland diver. The Commercial Diver Training Manual, 5th Edition 2008 is intended to make learning the techniques and information necessary to become a commercial diver easier and quicker to learn. If it helps to make commercial diving safer and more comprehensible for the new diver, its purpose has been met. The only book to cover the entire compulsory national syllabus for the Examination in Commercial Diving, this manual is written by divers with the ability to make a complex subject intelligible to both working divers and trainees. Discusses all of the theoretical and practical aspects of the trade, including underwater skills, use of hand and hydraulic tools, arc welding, cutting, explosives, and working with concrete.
Book Review
"Authoritative Training Manual for Divers Everywhere! The Manual provides practical training information on a wide variety of operational subjects dear to the heart of the commercial diver. Written as a companion to the NOAA Diving Manual, it also contains quizzes to reinforce the main points covered in each chapter. Recommended for commercial divers and divers anywhere."
Source: -John Bevan, Underwater Contractor International
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Conversion Units
Diesel Engines and Compressors
Rigging
Diving Emergencies
Navagation and Search Techniques
Offshore
Report Writing
Hyperbaric Chambers
Underwater Lift Bags
Seamanship
Demolition
Remotely Operated Vehicles
Inspection
Marine Construction
Non-Destructive Testing
Powerplants and Pumphouses
Underwater Photography
Salvage
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Dangerous Marine Creatures
ISBN: 0-941332-39-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-941332-39-2
Pages: 276 - Paperback
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Author: Carl Edmonds
Price: $29.00
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Item Description: A unique guide to aid swimmers, surfers, sailors, fishermen, scuba divers, and all others connected with the sea in avoiding injury from marine creatures. Covers the general description of most dangerous marine creatures, and gives the symptoms, first aid treatments, medical treatments and techniques to prevent injury, poisoning, venomous stings and infections. Also gives case reports on medical cases involving these creatures. A comprehensive and in-depth guide.
Table of Contents
Marine Animals that Cause Trauma
Venous Marine Animals (Stinging)
Marine Infections and Dermatitis
Poisonous Marine Animals
Appendices
References and Recommended Reading
Acknowledgements
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