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Proceedings of Reverse
Dive Profiles |
| Lang, M.A. &
C.E. Lehner (eds) 2000. Proceedings of Reverse
Dive Profiles Workshop. Smithsonian Institution, Washington
D.C. 295p. |
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| FINDINGS: |
- Historically neither the U.S. Navy nor the commercial
sector have prohibited reverse dive profiles.
- Reverse dive profiles are being performed in recreational,
scientific, commercial, and military diving.
- The prohibition of reverse dive profiles by recreational
training organizations cannot be traced to any definite
diving experience that indicates and increased risk of DCS.
- No convincing evidence was presented that reverse dive
profiles within the no-decompression limits lead to a measurable
increase in the risk of DCS.
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| CONCLUSIONS: |
We find no reason for the diving communities to prohibit
reverse dive profiles for no-decompression dives less than
40 msw (130 fsw) and depth differentials less than 12 msw
(40 fsw).
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