@article{ref1,
title="Provisional report on diving-related fatalities in Australian waters 2005",
journal="Diving and hyperbaric medicine",
year="2010",
author="Walker, Douglas and Lippmann, John and Lawrence, Christopher C. and Fock, Andrew W. and Wodak, Thomas and Jamieson, Scott",
volume="40",
number="3",
pages="131-149",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: An individual case review of diving-related deaths reported as occurring in Australia in 2005 was conducted as part of the DAN Asia-Pacific dive fatality reporting project. METHOD: The case studies were compiled using reports from witnesses, the police and coroners. In each case, the particular circumstances of the accident and details from the post-mortem examination, where available, are provided. RESULTS: In total, there were 24 reported fatalities, comprising four females and 20 males. Fourteen deaths occurred while snorkelling and/or breath-hold diving, nine while scuba diving, and one while using surface-supply breathing apparatus. Four deaths from large marine animal attacks were recorded. Once again, cardiac-related issues were thought to have contributed to some deaths: five snorkel divers and at least two but possibly up to four scuba divers. Three of the deaths in breath-hold divers were likely to have been associated with apnoeic hypoxia blackout. CONCLUSIONS: Pre-existing medical conditions, trauma from marine creatures and snorkelling or diving alone were features in several deaths in this series.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1833-3516",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}