Principles and Observations on the Physiology of the Scuba Diver, (Principi ed Osservazioni di Fisiologia del Sommozzatore),

Abstract

Contents: Direct effects of underwater environment on the body and on conditions of underwater work; The hyperbaric humoral syndrome; Thermoregulation and the diver's energy needs; Hyperbaric respiration; The hyperbaric cardiovascular syndrome; Neuropsychic functions during hyperbaric breathing of several mixtures; The problem of decompression; Mixtures, apparatus, and decompression practice; Physiology of skin diving.