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The beautiful locales, exotic plant and sea life, and relaxing environs of dive locations are even more peaceful when you are armed with the expertise and skill to stay safe in any situation. With self-rescues, buddy rescues, open-water resuscitation, and towing techniques, "Scuba Diving Safety" will become your most valuable diving companion. Covering a full range of underwater environments, as well as dangerous marine life, entanglements, and equipment failures, this vital resource is an essential reference for every underwater enthusiast. Do not rely on someone else--or chance--to keep you safe. Let "Scuba Diving Safety" help you prepare for the unexpected and provide the confidence to enjoy your underwater adventures to the fullest.
List of contents
Part I Safety Planning; Chapter 1: Safety Knowledge and Procedures; Chapter 2: Equipment Use and Maintenance; Chapter 3: Personal Emergency Response Plan; Chapter 4: Recognizing and Preventing Emergencies; Part II Rescue Techniques; Chapter 5: Missing Diver Search; Chapter 6: Surface Rescue Techniques; Chapter 7: Underwater Rescue Techniques; Chapter 8: Open Water Resuscitation; Chapter 9: Towing and Removal from the Water; Chapter 10: Dry Land Resuscitation; Chapter 11: Dry Land First Aid; Part III Special Environments and Situations; Chapter 12: Currents and Dams; Chapter 13: Overheads and Entanglements; Chapter 14: Dangerous Marine Life; Chapter 15: Freediving.
About the author
Dan Orr is president of the Divers Alert Network (DAN), an international scuba diving safety organisation. He is a certified scuba instructor and has several certifications, including rescue diver and rapid response rescue and recovery. He has authored or co-authored more than 15 books. Eric Douglas is director of training at DAN, where he develops diving safety training programmes. He was a diving instructor with PADI, where he helped to develop training materials. He is also assistant editor of The Undersea Journal.
Summary
Aimed at serious divers and diving instructors, this book addresses both rescue and first aid across a range of diving environments. It provides techniques for: surface and underwater rescue, open water resuscitation, self-rescue, currents and dams, overhead environments, faulty or damaged equipment and dangerous marine life.
