"This clear and concise reference is the most up-to-date source of information on the market. Divers should never leave home without a copy of Scuba Diving Safety in their dive bag." --Alex Brylske

Like all adventure sports, scuba diving comes with risk, but with proper preparation, these can be minimized. A new resource, Scuba Diving Safety, provides up-to-date safety and rescue information for today’s evolving diving world. This vital reference arms serious and advance divers with buddy and selfrescue techniques, first aid advice, and safety recommendations for virtually any type of dive location or scenario. Novice divers can benefit from real-life scenarios and lessons learned while diving.

Through this easy-to understand guide, scuba enthusiasts will learn about the full range of dive environments and safety precautions. They will find rescue techniques for surface and underwater situations, open-water resuscitation, and removing a diver from water. Included are strategies for avoiding and surviving entanglements, currents and dams, overhead environments, faulty or damaged equipment, and dangerous marine life.

Veteran dive instructors and safety personnel Dan Orr and Eric Douglas share real-life situations and resolutions that bring instruction to life and make Scuba Diving Safety an essential resource for anyone involved in underwater exploration.

Contents:

Safety Planning

• Chapter 1. Safety and Prevention
• Chapter 2. Equipment Use and Maintenance
• Chapter 3. Emergency Assistance Plans and Evacuation
• Chapter 4. Emergency Recognition and Prevention

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 Water
• Chapter 10. Dry-Land Resuscitation
• Chapter 11. Diving First Aid

Special Environments and Situations

• Chapter 12. Currents and Dams
• Chapter 13. Overheads and Entanglements
• Chapter 14. Dangerous Marine Life
• Chapter 15. Freediving

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_Dan Orr is president and CEO of the Divers Alert Network (DAN). He has authored, coauthored, or reviewed more than 15 books and manuals on scuba and various aspects of scuba safety and rescue.

Eric Douglas is director of training at DAN, where he researches and develops dive safety training programs. He is also a diver medical technologist, a dive instructor, and master trainer for first aid and basic life support._