Recreational Diving Fatalities.

Abstract

Contents: Acknowledgments; Recreational Diving Fatalities Workshop Summary - Richard D. Vann, Michael A. Lang. INVESTIGATION: On-Scene Diving Accident Investigation - Steven M. Barsky; Equipment Testing - Jeffrey E. Bozanic, David M. Carver; The Forensic Investigation of Recreational Diving Fatalities - James Caruso; Legal Issues Associated with Diving Fatalities: Panel Discussion - David G. Concannon; Collecting Data and Investigating a Diving Accident: Focus on the European Law - François Jaeck; DIVING FATALITY DATA - Developing and Evaluating Interventions Using Surveillance Data - Kristen L. Kucera, Stephen W. Marshall; Annual Fatality Rates and Associated Risk Factors for Recreational Scuba Diving - Petar J. Denoble, Alessandro Marroni, Richard D. Vann; Diving Deaths Down Under - John Lippmann; A Review of the Nature of Diving in the United Kingdom and of Diving Fatalities, Jan. 1, 1998–Dec. 31, 2009 - Brian Cumming, Clare Peddie, Jim Watson; Training Scuba Divers: A Fatality and Risk Analysis - Drew Richardson; Models for Estimating the Diver Population of the United States: An Assessment - Al Hornsby; TRAINING AND OPERATIONS - Michael A. Lang, Richard D. Vann; CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS: The Cardiovascular System and Diving Risk - Alfred A. Bove; The Cardiovascular Risks of Diving - Paul D. Thompson; Cardiovascular Screening in Asymptomatic Adults: Lessons for the Diving World - Pamela S. Douglas; Medical Screening of Recreational Divers for Cardiovascular Disease: Consensus - Simon J. Mitchell, Alfred A. Bove; Appendix A: Workshop Schedule; Appendix B: Workshop Attendees; Appendix C:What’s Your Dive Safety IQ?; Appendix D: On-Site Fatality Investigation Checklists; Appendix E1: Open-Circuit Scuba Equipment Evaluation Forms; Appendix E2: Rebreather Evaluation Protocol; Appendix F: Autopsy Protocol for Recreational Scuba Diving Fatalities; Appendix G: Personal Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk for Diving.