Diving Medicine has earned a worldwide reputation as the definitive source on diving safety and the management of diving-related health conditions. The New, 4th Edition has been completely revised and updated while still retaining its practical clinical orientation. It covers basic diving physiology; the pathophysiology of decompression sickness; assessment of physical fitness for diving; diagnosis and treatment of diving-related disorders · and much more. Discusses special considerations for female, elderly, and pediatric divers; Covers diving-related problems in people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as pulmonary, cardiac, and neurologic disease; Includes information about marine toxicology; New chapters on Kinetics of Inert Gas, Marine Poisoning and Intoxication, and Diabetes and Diving; Completely revised chapters on Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving; Medical Evaluation for Commercial Diving; and Medical Evaluation for Military Diving; The latest protocols for managing decompression accidents, drowning, and hypothermia.