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Medical assessment of working divers

Medical assessment of working divers

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Guidance for medical examiners on fitness to dive standards, published by the European Diving Technology Committee (previous edition).

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Published by the European Diving Technology Committee (EDTC), the editors and authors of this book represent the powerhouse of European and North Sea diving expertise. They have joined together to produce a concise collection of guidance for medical examiners of divers, whether they be UK, Scandinavian or EU based, setting out fitness to dive standards.

A 2024 update with the title Medical assessment for work under pressure (available from this site), additionally address risks associated with hyperbaric tunnelling works which are becoming more complex including mixed gas and saturation procedures. However, the earlier guidance in this edition remains valid for other circumstances.

Edited by Jűrg Wendling, Roland Vanden Eede, David Elliott, Jack Meintjes, Jean-Louis Meliet and Tor Nome.

  1. Foreword
  2. The principles of assessment
  3. General guidelines – assessment of organ systems
  4. Reference section
    • Otorhinolaryngology
    • Respiratory system
    • Heart and circulation
    • Nervous system
    • Psychiatry
    • Internal organs
    • Musculoskeletal system
    • Eyes
    • Pediatrics
    • Miscellaneous
  5. The range of activities necessitating fitness
  6. Appendices
    1. Reliable tests of physical fitness
    2. Guidelines for medical training in diving (and hyperbaric) medicine EDTC/ECHM
    3. Recommendations of the 6th ECHM Consensus Conference on Prevention of dysbaric injuries in diving and hyperbaric work
  7. Literature
  8. Index
  9. National references of authorities and scientific societies

Additional information

Weight 0.412 kg
Dimensions 24 × 16 × 1 cm
Page count 216
Publication date November 2004

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