South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) position statement regarding paediatric and adolescent diving.

ABSTRACT: This paediatric diving position statement was developed from a targeted workshop at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) on 8 June 2023. It highlights the factors that SPUMS regards as important when undertaking health risk assessments for diving by children and adolescents (defined as aged 10 to 15 years). Health risk assessments for diving should be performed by doctors who are trained in diving medicine and who are familiar with the specific risks which result from breathing compressed gas in the aquatic environment. Undertaking a diver health risk assessment of children and adolescents requires a detailed history (including medical, mental health, psychological maturity), a comprehensive diver medical physical examination and evalu

SUBMITTER: Elliott E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11779525 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature