Any good books on DCS?

[JC Fedorczyk]

Girlfriend is writing a nursing paper on DCS and wanted me to look for a book or two on the subject. Anyone have any suggestions? I searched the local library and found one on Hyberbaric O2 therapy but it doesn't deal too much with diving. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[rmediver2002]

The US Navy dive manual has a large section on the subject as well as treatment protocols, the NOAA diving manual is a great reference as well. The navy manual can be downloaded for free with a decent connection.

If you are looking for some more advanced reading then go to the UHMS and view publications, they are a little pricey but as you would expect the market for books in this vien is not incedibly large...

 

[Dr Deco]

Hi JC:

In order to find much on decompression, one would need to go to a library in a large city or to a university library. Local libraries would only have books on diving, at best, with nothing particularly detailed with regard to DCS.

Dr Deco :doctor:

Readers, please note the next class in Decompression Physiology :umnik:
http://wrigley.usc.edu/hyperbaric/advdeco.htm

 

[JC Fedorczyk]

Thanks for the info. I don't think it has to be a big paper so this should do. I got some weird looks from the Charlotte, NC librarian when I asked her for books on decompression sickness.

 

[Saturation]

Thanks for the info. I don't think it has to be a big paper so this should do. I got some weird looks from the Charlotte, NC librarian when I asked her for books on decompression sickness.

DCS is a core issue in diving medicine. Any textbook about diving medicine should cover it. For free, the USN Diving Manual maybe you're best bet. With a good internet connection you can download the whole text.

 

[pufferfish]

The DAN web site has some good info.
http://diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/index.asp