7 Oct 2010

Risco de Doença Descompressiva e Tratamento Hiperbárico

Discussing the risk of DCS with Professor Marroni, President of DAN International

Discussing the risk of DCS with Professor Marroni, President of DAN International
Whenever divers are introduced to the wonders of the underwater world, they are also warned against DCS.  Decompression disease is a term often used when discussing the risks of scuba diving.  We ask the expert, Professor Marroni, who also is the president of DAN International, what DCS is all about.
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In the hyperbaric chamber with Dr. Adel Taher

In the hyperbaric chamber with Dr. Adel Taher
If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then the chamber is the diver’s best friend.  This remarkable phrase was discussed at the Boot show with Dr. Adel Taher, founder and director of the Diving chamber of Dahab and Sharm EL Sheik in Egypt.  Every year, thousands of divers come to the Red Sea, to enjoy the magnificent underwaterworld.  Most of them take only good memories home.  But what happens when things go wrong?
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