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Scuba Diving – Decompression Sickness (DCS)

Getting decompression sickness while scuba diving is not an enjoyable experience. Decompression sickness was encountered when Brooklyn Bridge was being built. DCS affected the workers on the Brooklyn Bridge site who had to spend many hours near the bridge supports in compressed-air filled chambers (caissons) underwater. Upon surfacing, they suffered from abdominal cramps, joint pain,

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About Scuba Diving – Interesting Facts on Scuba Diving

Scuba refers to Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Air assisted underwater exploration was first born around the 1700′s when scuba pioneers used dive bells and sealed suits whilst air was pumped from the surface. However, this was a luxury available to a handful of pioneers.  It is only with the advancement in technologies that people

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Scuba Diving – Overview

Scuba diving offers people the opportunity to observe life below the water’s surface in oceans and lakes. Scuba is an acronym that stands for self contained underwater breathing apparatus. Scuba divers carry a tank filled with compressed air on their backs. This allows them to breathe underwater. In the early years of diving, the divers

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