Considered an essential resource by many in the field, Diving and
Subaquatic Medicine remains the leading text on diving medicine,
written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to
advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for
those accompanying diving expeditions or when a doctor is required to
assess and treat anyone who has been involved in a diving accident.
For this fifth edition the original author, Carl Edmonds, is joined by a
new team of collaborators and the content has been entirely refreshed
and updated throughout. Clinical cases, a feature popular with readers,
are expanded, as is the illustrative content. Established and emerging
diseases of diving medicine are all covered in full, as is the latest in
types of diving, including free and indigenous diving, and associated
equipment. Each medical disorder is discussed from a historical,
etiological, clinical, pathological, preventative and therapeutic
perspective in the informative and accessible style that has made
previous editions so popular.