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Cardiac issues have become a leading factor in diving fatalities, according to a study.
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This award is presented at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society annual symposium to an individual UHMS member.
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It is quite probable that the Manx facility is one of the busiest hyperbaric facilities in the UK. The Kevin Gray Memorial Trust' operates the chambers on a daily basis and 15,000 treatments are conducted each year.
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This is the first time that the UHMS has provided live streaming access to this meeting
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The lead author is Professor Simon Mitchell, Head of Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a EUROTEK stalwart.
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The Bajau are an indigenous people in parts of Indonesia renowned for their breath-holding ability when diving for food. They have been known to dive up to 70 metres using nothing more than a set of weights and a pair of wooden goggles.
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Hamilton worked with some interesting people, including cutting edge explorers such as Sheck Exley.
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DDRC Healthcare is a medical treatment, training and research not-for-profit organisation, based in Plymouth UK.
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NHS England believes that hyperbaric oxygen is currently over provided, at an unnecessary cost to tax payers, and they propose to reduce the number of hyperbaric chambers from ten to eight.
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The Hyperbaric Treatment Center, located at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu and operated by the University of Hawaii under the John A. Burns School of Medicine, closed in October 2017 due to a shortage of doctors able to staff the facility.
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These dive physicians, educators and scientists have won the DAN / Rolex Award because of their commitment to dive safety.
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At present, this invaluable center, operated by the University of Hawaii‘s John A. Burns School of Medicine, has had to temporarily close, following the departure of the facility's last doctor.
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To diagnose gum disease, dentists insert a thin metal probe to between the tooth and gum to measure the amount of gum that has shrunk back from the tooth. The depth to which the tool can be inserted indicates the severity of the gum disease.
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In a recent statement, Dive Master Insurance said: "UK clients visiting Guernsey and Jersey should be aware that where hyperbaric treatment is required following a diving accident they will be repatriated to the UK.
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Ear health problems are one of the most commonly reported issues by divers.
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In a mixture of gases, Dalton’s law of partial pressures explains the relation between the total pressure exerted and the partial pressures of the individual gases.
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