Scuba diving

Scuba diving

Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.

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Scuba diving

immersion hypothermia

Sports; Scuba diving

The lowering of body temperature when a diver is fully immersed in cold water without proper thermal protection.

hookah

Sports; Scuba diving

A surface-supplied compressed air apparatus, for use in shallow diving in calm waters. The air is delivered to one or more divers through a long hose.

rebreather

Sports; Scuba diving

A closed-circuit system which filters exhaled air, then recirculates it for rebreathing by the diver; requires special training and maintenance.

high pressure nervous syndrome (HPNS)

A condition which results from breathing Helium under high pressures. Early symptoms of HPNS are sometimes seen as shallow as 300FSW but more commonly over 600FSW. The severity also depends on the ...