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DIVING AND SUBAQUATIC MEDICINE
Carl Edmonds, Christopher Lowry and John Pennefather
Diving Medical Centre, Mosman, NSW. ISBN 0 959 5031 0 2.
First edition not dated. Second edition 1981.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 571 pages. mono and colour prints, drawings,
charts.
This was, and probably remains, the 'bible' for hypernbaric medicine
in Australia and certainly since its first release had been a mjor txt
for diving doctors, intructors, profssional divers and the serious sport
diver. Being published in Australia its cost was within the range of most
divers, aroun $45 initially and then gradually up to $84.00, but
in th late 1990s I think it was, it went overseas for publication. This
meant more sales and more money for the authors but the latest, current,
recommended retail of this book in Australia is a ridiculous $275.00. (It
is US90 in th USA). When I queried this high cost with the Australian distributor
I was told, I quote," "it is an acedemic text and we can charge what we
like for academic books" Thats probably true and doctors and professional
divers can made a smal claim on their tax, but it does leav the serious
amateur out in the cold.
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GETTING IN SHAPE FOR SKIN AND
SCUBA DIVING
Curtis Mitchell.
Association Press, New Century Publishers Inc., New Jersey, 1981.
Softcover, 158 pges, no photos, no diagrams, index.
Chapters include 'The New Science of hysical Fitness', 'Conditioning
Drills to Improve Your skills', 'A Perfect Dive Every Time', Oxygen, Carbon
Dioxide and the Human Body', 'Diving Maladies'.Still quite a useful book.
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UNDERWATER MEDICINE
Surgeon Captain, Stanley Miles.
Published by the Staples Press of London, England, 1962.
Second edition (this red cover), 1966.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 332 page, illustrated text.
Dr. Miles was the Surgeon Captain, R.N., Director of
Medical Resarch, Royal Navy Medical School, Hants. Deals with dangerous
health conditions divers are exposed to underseas, including the bends
and encounters with poisonous sea creatures.
Other editions 1966, 1969.
UNDERWATER MEDICINE. Stanley Miles and D.E.Mackay.
Fourth edition (as photographed green cover), 1975, published
by Adlard Coles Limited, London.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 328 pages, mono prints charts,
index, bibliography. Certainly the 'bible' of hyperbaric medicine in its
day, and still of value to this day. Chapters: The Challenge, The Physical
Approach, The Physiological Approach, Underwater Research Facilities, The
Effects f Increased Pressure, The Problm of Density, Inert Gas Narcosis,
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Other Gases, Vision, hearing and Special Senses;
Decompression, Saturation Diving, Some Underwater Accidents, Drowning.
The tratment of the Apparently Drowned, Water Safety, Selection and Training
of Divers and Underwater Swimmers, Life Support Equipment, Submersibles,
Habitats and Compression Chambers; The Submarine; Submarine Escape and
Free Ascent, Marine Animals.
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