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Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Diving
Air that escapes into the chest cavity has nowhere to go if it expands. Surfacing from even 10m down, that's a doubling of volume in a space that isn't designed for it to happen, and very bad things can result. FWIW, I had SP too at the age of 15 - but that was 35+ years ago now. The longer...- CamC
- Post #2
- Forum: Diving Medicine Q&A
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Tanks too low
If the cam band's too loose, the tank can slip out. If it's properly fastened the odds are very much against it, regardless of how high or low the band is. I did lose a tank that way, once, diving with unfamiliar rental kit (still my fault, of course) but it was nothing dramatic. It was only the...- CamC
- Post #28
- Forum: Basic Scuba
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Do fish like nitrox?
Indeed. Did he have the seafood platter the night before?- CamC
- Post #5
- Forum: Basic Scuba
