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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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mediastinal emphysema
Sports; Scuba diving
Air from an over expanding lung escapes into the center of the chest. This puts pressure on the heart and major blood vessels, interfering with circulation. Symptoms are ...
scuba lifesaving and accident management (SLAM)
Sports; Scuba diving
YMCA's lifesaving course designed for SCUBA divers that offers entry-level SCUBA certification.
aqua lung
Sports; Scuba diving
The first self-contained-underwater-breathing-apparatus that used compressed air and a two-stage on demand regulator. The aqua lung was designed by Jacques Cousteau and Emile ...
carbon dioxide toxicity
Sports; Scuba diving
Problems resulting from buildup of CO2 in the blood; they may range from headache and shortness of breath, all the way to sudden blackout.
oxygen toxicity
Sports; Scuba diving
Damage or injury from inhaling too much oxygen; can arise from either too high an oxygen concentration or oxygen pressure. One of the most dramatic manifestations of oxygen ...
surface supplied compressed air diving
Sports; Scuba diving
Diving with the air continuously supplied by a compressor on the surface can be used for both sport and professional diving.
oxygen window
Sports; Scuba diving
Difference between total gas pressures in arterial and venous blood; exist because oxygen is partly metabolized by the tissues, so venous oxygen pressure is lower than arterial ...
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