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"Deep Air Diving - Thoughts" The very title is oxymoronic.

El Jefe, now you need a webcam to go along with the commentary!

You're right, she's the hardest working mate I've ever seen on a dive boat - slings tanks and hauls the anchor with the best of them - but it doesn't hurt that she's cute too!

Second that! Great cookies and even better eye candy!!!

Did you have a fever with this swelling and redness? The history sounds more like "diffuse local reaction to insect sting" than cellulitis to me. This is a local toxic effect of insect stings, causes considerable swelling and redness of the limb, but not associated with fever. Steroids and...

Through his charters @ Fl.West Scuba School, Steve provides great dives and service to his customers. Unlike some of his commercial competitors, he follows all Coast Guard and City of Venice regulations pertaining to commercial charters. His charters are popular because his customers recognize...

I agree - Steve at Fl.West is realistic with divers when he cautions them that the vis. may be bad and the conditions less than perfect. Many people diving on the West Coast for the first time are suprized that the water isn't as clear as the Keys; they're also shocked that they get cold on a...

I'll second Fl.West Scuba School (941-486-1400). The owner Capt.Steve Thacker is a personal friend and retired hydrogeologist, and font of information concerning the fossil formations off Venice. This is a goal-oriented dive where you can hunt for megalodon teeth, some as big as 5-6". It's...

Buy a Valentine 1. And hide it if you do get stopped!

For a unique dive try Florida West Scuba School, Venice Fl. 941-486-1400 for near shore dives for megalodon sharks teeth. Educational and fun. Vis. isn't great, last Fri was approx. 10 ft. but finding your own fossilized megs is definitely cool. The owner and Captain, Steve Thacker is a great...

You can't reliably feel the buildup in pressure in your chest. Also, remember even though we are all of the human race and share similar organ systems, etc., there is a wide range of variation in anatomy from one individual to another. Some people are born with blebs ("blisters") on their lung...

Correct and well-documented.

Nope. AGE (arterial gas embolism) has been documented to occur with an ascent of only 2 fsw (albeit at shallow depths - such as a pool). The most problematic part of a dive as far as AGE, POPS, etc. goes is the last 30 ft to the surface (greatest volume change (+) in relation to decreasing...

I am a doctor (emergency medicine, hyperbaric-trained) though I don't play one on TV. Don't try to diagnose medical conditions on the Internet, or the phone for that matter. When people call me and describe symptoms over the phone, sometimes I get a good idea of what's going on, and...

So your spouse was OK with penetrating a wreck without training in overhead environments and has a problem with your doing cavern/cave? Doesn't sound very logical to me. She/he probably never appreciated the hazard they placed themselves in. Use this analogy: would he/she consider letting...

Sounds like fun. Collecting artifacts, fossils etc gives diving some purpose other than just sightseeing. It's really neat to research the history behind your finds as well. Haven't found many artifacts ie bottles except some from the late 19th century that I found in the waters off Egmont...

For Sale: My AIR2 and SS1 Not for Sale: My second stage on 7' hose and bungeed backup. KISS.

You're right, sometimes it's better not to start a code at all. AEDs are great - they give people with the best chance of survival the most appropriate initial tx. Amazing how an immediate countershock will revive these people. The key is to not dick around with anything else, just shock...

WildCard, just read the CNN article. Sounds like common sense to me. Most victims of cardiac arrest are older and not in the best of health to start with. Drowning victims tend to be younger and healthier, and their cardiac arrest is usually not a primary event, ie their heart stopped...

The general approach is: "You're not dead until you're warm and dead". In other words, rescuscitation should begin immediately and continued until the victims' core temperature approximates normal or until obvious that further efforts are futile. Really impossible to make a judgement call...