UC San Diego Guidelines for evaluation of Divers during COVID-19 pandemic

[sea_ledford]

I don't know if this has been posted yet somewhere else, but this seems to be the closest thing to a guideline we have for the time being:

https://health.ucsd.edu/coronavirus...uation of Divers during COVID-19 pandemic.pdf


-Chris

 

[Marie13]

Thanks for posting this.

 

[tursiops]

This is very good.
Does anyone know of any similar documents/guidelines that have been produced for divers, especially in scientific or aquarium scenarios?

 

[sea_ledford]

This is very good.
Does anyone know of any similar documents/guidelines that have been produced for divers, especially in scientific or aquarium scenarios?

We are all working on it now. I expect in the next week or so some documents will start popping up. We all have to meet with Diving Control Boards, make edits as necessary, get DCB approval, then "publish".

I also suspect that with the lack of any data, most institutions will default to the UCSD document as reference. At least there is some liability protection in consensus.

-Chris

 

[tursiops]

Thanks. Forward anything you can! The UCSD document is gold...

 

[Marie13]

Thanks. Forward anything you can! The UCSD document is gold...

I forwarded the UCSD document to an instructor I know who is also a medical professional.

 

[sea_ledford]

I think this one was posted someplace else on here:
Position of the Belgian Society for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (SBMHS-BVOOG) on Diving after COVID-19 pulmonary infection
http://www.sbmhs-bvoog.be/2020 0412 Position of the BVOOG.pdf

Maybe even by me... I've been forwarding stuff so much lately I can't remember anymore.

 

[samb521]

Good stuff, thanks!

 

[Ukmc]

I don't know if this has been posted yet somewhere else, but this seems to be the closest thing to a guideline we have for the time being:

https://health.ucsd.edu/coronavirus/Documents/UC San Diego Guidelines for Evaluation of Divers during COVID-19 pandemic.pdf


-Chris

Great, thank you for posting! It looks like these guidelines are based more on a common sense rather than data, but it is a good starting point since there is a paucity of data currently.