Mishaps and unsafe conditions in recreational scuba diving and pre-dive checklist use: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Shabbar I. Ranapurwala (Author), Steve Wing (Author), Charles Poole (Author), Kristen L. Kucera (Author), Stephen W. Marshall (Author), Petar J. Denoble (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recreational scuba diving involves the use of complex instruments and specialized skills in an unforgiving environment. Errors in dive preparation in such an environment may lead to unsafe conditions, mishaps, injuries and fatalities. Diving mishaps can be major and minor based o...