The sea covers 70 percent of the earth surface but contains disproportionately more space for living creatures of every kind. Man has always developed a close connection with the sea and for me the sea always beckons. However, the sea belongs not to us two legged humans but to the denizens of the deep and some of them have evolved to be highly dangerous when provoked or when eaten. The Puffer fish,... 

Each year, five to six diving deaths occur in South-east Asia, and about 25 Singaporean divers fall victim to decompression sickness — a potentially fatal condition that can occur when divers surface too quickly.  Read More →

The Eco-tourism Development Programme, of the Ministry of Tourism, funded by the European Union and the Government of Dominica, has provided the Government of Dominica with a hyperbaric chamber at a cost of Euro 750,000 as part of the Dive Improvement programme.  Read More →

Background: Many hyperbaric facilities use infusion pumps inside the chamber. It is therefore important to ensure that this equipment will perform accurately during hyperbaric conditions. The authors tested the function and accuracy of the Imed 965 and Infutec 520 volumetric infusion pumps, the Easy-pump MZ-257 peristaltic infusion pump, and the Graseby 3100 syringe pump.  Read More →

Hyperbaric therapy for bilateral visual loss during hemodialysis Clin Exp Nephrol (2006) 10:82–84 © Japanese Society of Nephrology 2006 Yoav Keynan · Yoav Yanir · Avi Shupak  Read More →

Divers Alert Network (DAN) and SSS Network of Recompression Chambers (SSS) Joint Press Release  Read More →

Christchurch emergency physician Dr Sandy Inglis will make New Zealand medical history on April 27th when he becomes the first doctor to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine from The University of Auckland.  Read More →

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba – Cuba trails only South Korea as the country with the largest number of hyperbaric oxygen chambers in the world, said Dr. Juan Chi Arcia, president of the Cuban Society of Hyperbaric Medicine and Undersea Activities (SCMHBAS).  Read More →

European Diving Technology Committee introduces new book Medical Assessment of Working Divers.  Read More →

LOS ANGELES, USA — In important medical news today there is a treatment for heart attacks that may save lives. Opening blocked arteries and restoring blood flow is the main goal in heart attack care. This treatment reduces damage with high levels of oxygen done right at the bedside.  Read More →