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

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 on their potential to cause injury and the severity of the resulting injury. The objective of this study is to assess the incidence of diving mishaps and unsafe conditions, and their associations with the participants' routine use of their own checklists.

Methods

Between June and August 2012, 426 divers participated in the control group of a randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention pre-dive checklist. The current nested analysis prospectively follows the control par

SUBMITTER: Ranapurwala SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5457958 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature