What’s All the Fuss about CO2 in Breathing Gas? กุมภาพันธ์ 28, 2018 The acceptable level of inspired carbon dioxide (CO2) in diving gear is a controversial topic. Some current standards1,2 permit up to 20 mBar (2 kP... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Technical Divers Searching for Superbug Killing Molecules มกราคม 25, 2018 Antimicrobial Peptides from Sea Urchins in the Twilight Zone of Bahía Banderas México Image by Juan D. Cortes The overuse of antibiotics in the ... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Personal Dive Computers... Thank God! ธันวาคม 27, 2017 “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” Benjamin Disraeli — 19th Century British Statesman There’s a vintage TV comedy sketch by Monty Python... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
To Err is Human... พฤศจิกายน 27, 2017 So how can we improve diving safety? Gareth Lock is a man on a mission. The 46-year old British technical diver, and retired Royal Air Force senio... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Hyperoxic Myopia: Information for Divers ตุลาคม 19, 2017 Exposure to excessive oxygen can impair distance vision. This phenomenon, called hyperoxic myopia, is a form of oxygen toxicity that affects the ... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Planning Advanced Dives: Choosing the Instructor กันยายน 12, 2017 Socrates is widely regarded as one of the individuals that shaped the world. It is believed by some that its history would be profoundly different... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
The CO2 Scrubber in a Diver’s Rebreather มิถุนายน 26, 2017 How long a CO2 scrubber lasts during a dive depends on many factors. I will mention some of the ways that CO2 can be removed from the breathing gas. I will also discuss ways to measure how long a scrubber will last (called the endurance time) and some of the factors that change it, but first will discuss why it is necessary at all. อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Why UPTD Calculations Should Not Be Used พฤษภาคม 29, 2017 Just over 45 years ago, in 1970, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania used the best information available at the time to derive a model fo... อ่านเพิ่มเติม
Oxygen Seizures at PO2 ≤ 1.6 Bar: How Rare? มีนาคม 27, 2017 Learn about the signs and symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity and the likelihood of oxygen seizures. อ่านเพิ่มเติม