I started from Scuba and I am now taking a course of freediving
I would like to make a comparison between the risk of the two disciplines
1) A first question, do you believe freediving is more or less dangerous than scuba?
Some people say there are more accidents and casualties in freediving, but I've also heard that this is actually due to the fact freedivers are often actually spearfishing and this activity makes things more complicated. Here in Italy mostly they tell you it's strongly recommended to do scuba with others but you can try also alone. While most people say it's mandatory not to be alone when freediving (well this is the theory of course...)
2) I would like to make a table of the risks in the two disciplines (I will modify it also based on your feedback) in order to discuss the several risks, their frequency and actual danger
Freediving
1) Drowning due to panic or illness
2) Freediving blackout
3) Syncope (same as blackout + cardiac arrest)
4) Hyperventilation
5) Ears damage
6) Risks related to marine enviroment (jelly fish, corals, etc.)
7) Risks related to human activity (boats, fishing lines and nets, spearfishermen accidentally hitting humans, etc.)
8) Hypothermia
9) Equipment failure
Scuba
1) Drowning due to panic or illness
2) Decompression Sickness
3) Arterial Air Embolism
4) Nitrogen Narcosis
5) Ears damage
6) Risks related to marine enviroment (jelly fish, corals, etc.)
7) Risks related to human activity (boats, fishing lines and nets, spearfishermen accidentally hitting humans, etc.)
8) Hypothermia
9) Drysuit + excessive weight
10) Equipment failure
I would like to make a comparison between the risk of the two disciplines
1) A first question, do you believe freediving is more or less dangerous than scuba?
Some people say there are more accidents and casualties in freediving, but I've also heard that this is actually due to the fact freedivers are often actually spearfishing and this activity makes things more complicated. Here in Italy mostly they tell you it's strongly recommended to do scuba with others but you can try also alone. While most people say it's mandatory not to be alone when freediving (well this is the theory of course...)
2) I would like to make a table of the risks in the two disciplines (I will modify it also based on your feedback) in order to discuss the several risks, their frequency and actual danger
Freediving
1) Drowning due to panic or illness
2) Freediving blackout
3) Syncope (same as blackout + cardiac arrest)
4) Hyperventilation
5) Ears damage
6) Risks related to marine enviroment (jelly fish, corals, etc.)
7) Risks related to human activity (boats, fishing lines and nets, spearfishermen accidentally hitting humans, etc.)
8) Hypothermia
9) Equipment failure
Scuba
1) Drowning due to panic or illness
2) Decompression Sickness
3) Arterial Air Embolism
4) Nitrogen Narcosis
5) Ears damage
6) Risks related to marine enviroment (jelly fish, corals, etc.)
7) Risks related to human activity (boats, fishing lines and nets, spearfishermen accidentally hitting humans, etc.)
8) Hypothermia
9) Drysuit + excessive weight
10) Equipment failure