Diving physiology articles

Diving physiology articles

Diving physiology articles that are not written in dry scientific jargon can be difficult to find on the internet. Some of the articles below are more accessible than others.

For an up-to-date account of the latest decompression and diving physiology research, I highly recommend you get a hold of Simon Pridmore’s book “Scuba Physiological”. It’s written by the researchers themselves and edited into plain English by Simon. Get a copy here.

If you know of any articles that are missing but should be in here, let me know.

Gas physiology

Pulmonary gas exchange in diving-R. E. Moon, D. Cherry, B. W. Stolp, and E. M. Camporesi

The physiology of compressed gas diving- Simon Mitchell

Breathing at depth- K. Tetzlaff, E. Thorsen

High Pressure Neurological Syndrome- Dr David Sawatzky

Decompression illness

5-minute neurology exam- DDRC

Intrapulmonary shunt and scuba diving: Another risk factor?- Dennis Madden M.Sc., Marko Ljubkovic M.D., Ph.D., Zeljko Dujic M.D., Ph.D

Preconditioning for safer scuba diving- Simon Pridmore

Influence of thermal exposure on diver susceptibility to decompression sickness- US Navy Experimental Diving Unity

The Heart and Diving- Divers Alert Network

Diving Medicine for Scuba Divers- Carl Edmonds

Pre-hospital management of decompression illness: expert review of key principles and controversies- SJ Mitchell, MH Bennett, P Bryson, FK Butler, DJ Doolette, JR Holm, J Kot, and P Lafère

Carbon dioxide

Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 1- Simon Mitchell

Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 2- Simon Mitchell

Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 3- Simon Mitchell

Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 4- Simon Mitchell

Basic carbon dioxide physiology- part 5- Simon Mitchell

Oxygen

Oxygen and the diver- Kenneth Donald

CNS oxygen toxicity- N. Bitterman

Current thoughts on mechanisms of hyperoxic seizures- J. Brian Jr.

Oxygen seizures at PO₂ ≤ 1.6 bar: how rare?- Shearwater Research

Hyperoxia myopia: Information for divers- Shearwater Research

Oxygen Toxicity and Special Operations Forces Diving: Hidden and Dangerous- Frontiers in psychology

Oxygen Toxicity Research- Alert Diver

Tolerating exposure to high oxygen levels- R.W. Hamilton

Inert gas narcosis

Neurochemical basis of inert gas narcosis- J.C. Rostain

Nitrogen narcosis- what is it?- NOAA

Effect of nitrogen narcosis on free recall and recognition memory in open water- M. Hobbs & W. Kneller

Measuring inert gas narcosis- Michael Menduno, Alert Diver

A Practical Discussion of Nitrogen Narcosis for Deep Diving- Brett Gilliam

Isobaric counter diffusion

How to avoid a isobaric counter diffusion hit- Steve Burton

Isobaric Counter Diffusion- when, why, and how to avoid it- Antonio Pasorelli