I posted these articles by Dr. Acott a while back, you might find them interesting:
Acott, C. (1999) Equipment malfunction in 1,000 diving incidents. SPUMS Journal Volume 29 Number 3. RRR ID:
6009
Acott, C. (1996) An evaluation of buoyancy jacket safety in 1,000 diving incidents. SPUMS Journal Volume 26 Number 2. RRR ID:
6288
Acott, C. (1995) A pre-dive check; An evaluation of a safety procedure in recreational diving: Part 1. SPUMS Journal Volume 25 Number 2. RRR ID:
6411 (NOTE: I have not seen a "Part 2" of this article, we are still actively adding to this collection.)
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