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Scuba Forum / General / March 2005Contraindications to Scuba Diving?
High Blood Pressure? Asthma? Sinus Infections? The shop offering resort-based intro scuba dives says asthma, heart disease, and sinus problems are conditions that they will use to say no to a prospective customer. Heart disease is a huge topic. Do they mean coronary artery disease? Do they mean high blood pressure? Do they mean high cholesterol? Do they mean cardiomyopathy? Can someone with medicated and controlled high blood pressure go scuba diving? How about controlled asthma? How about a sinus infection that clears up before taking the dive? The shop has to say no to absolutely everything due to liablility. You guys have been there, done that, what do you know about this? Meanwhile I'm off to find an MD who scuba dives. > High Blood Pressure? > Asthma? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Meanwhile I'm off to find an MD who scuba dives. The only reliable and accurate medical info on the net re diving is at http://mail.scuba-doc.com/mailman/listinfo/10footstop_scuba-doc.com > High Blood Pressure? > Asthma? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Meanwhile I'm off to find an MD who scuba dives. Many people on blood pressure medication scuba dive. All the medical problems listed above can be very mild or severe. It all depends. Adam <snip> > The shop has to say no to absolutely everything due to liablility. You guys > have been there, done that, <snip> No, can't say I have. As a diver of over 40yrs I should like to remind you of the most important containdication of all SANITY >High Blood Pressure? >Asthma? >Sinus Infections? Depending on the severity and other details, any one of these may be a contraindication to SCUBA diving. Before accepting a student with any of these conditions, a dive shop or instructor should require that the prospective student undergo a medical exam and get a written O.K. from a doctor. >Meanwhile I'm off to find an MD who scuba dives. The fact that a MD SCUBA dives may not indicate that he/she is qualified to answer medical questions related to diving. As always, if there is any doubt contact DAN, or have the MD contact them directly. DAN can put you or your doctor in touch with a doctor who IS qualified in dive medicine. DAN -- the Diver's Alert Network -- 919-684-2948  SignatureCharlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying) All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's. hammond@not wrote: > Depending on the severity and other details, any one of these > may be a contraindication to SCUBA diving. Before accepting a > student with any of these conditions, a dive shop or instructor > should require that the prospective student undergo a medical > exam and get a written O.K. from a doctor. This is the correct answer. The shop/instructor will give you a medical questionnaire, and based on your responses you may be asked to get a doctor's sign off before being permitted to go into the pool. There is a form for the doctor to fill out and sign. There is also a DAN form available for the doctor, which has some information to help him with an exam, plus contacts for him to call for further information. AFAIK, this is SOP for every agency in the US. hammond@not wrote: > Depending on the severity and other details, any one of these > may be a contraindication to SCUBA diving. Before accepting a > student with any of these conditions, a dive shop or instructor > should require that the prospective student undergo a medical > exam and get a written O.K. from a doctor. This is the correct answer. The shop/instructor will give you a medical questionnaire, and based on your responses you may be asked to get a doctor's sign off before being permitted to go into the pool. There is a form for the doctor to fill out and sign. There is also a DAN form available for the doctor, which has some information to help him with an exam, plus contacts for him to call for further information. AFAIK, this is SOP for every agency in the US.
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