Asthma and Diving

[Crowley]

The RSTC medical does have a guideline for phsyicians which accompanies the sign-off form, just in case the damily doctor has no diving related medical experience. In that respect, any doctor should be able to sign a person off as fit to dive (or not).

Another good reason to see a specialist is that a general practicioner may sign an asthmatic off as *unfit* to dive, when in fact somebody with more specialist experience may give that person an all-clear, as oppsed to the other way around.

Safe diving,

C.

 

[BDAfreediver]

Thanks everyone it is really great to get the feedback as well as know there are other people who have the same concerns!

thank you again I am seeing my Dr in the next week hopefully... we shall see how it goes other wise I shall see about DAN... Luckily so many people dive here hopefully she knows something more about it

 

[Rescue8Diver]

I am a paramedic and one of the medications we use to treat asthma (mind you, only as one of our last resorts) is to give epinephrine IV or IM. I would think that the epinephrine auto injector normally used to treat anaphalaxis would work for the people with asthma in case they had a asthma attack under water. I am not sure how the auto injector could withstand the pressure of depth but I think it could work. Any thoughts?