TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Provisional report on diving-related fatalities in Australian waters 2005
JO  - Diving and hyperbaric medicine
A1  - Walker, Douglas
A1  - Lippmann, John
A1  - Lawrence, Christopher C.
A1  - Fock, Andrew W.
A1  - Wodak, Thomas
A1  - Jamieson, Scott
SP  - 131
EP  - 149
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1833-3516
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -