The controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA) is a standardized exercise in diving training. Despite strict safety precautions, this...

The integrity of scuba tanks is an essential safety measure to prevent diving accidents. In Switzerland, scuba tanks must be pressure...

Apnea diving challenges the human body's ability to perform under conditions of oxygen deprivation. One key physiological adaptation...

I recently read an article in I nDepth magazine about decompression sickness (DCS) in freediving. DCS in freediving is known as Taravana...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an innovative yellow powder called COF-999 that efficiently...

Since the birth of dekoblog in the fall of 2023, a small but fine readership has established itself. I would like to thank everyone for...

Vertigo when diving is not a rare phenomenon and can have various causes. This blog post sheds light on a phenomenon that may be more...

A reader of dekoblog.ch , being diagnosed with Menière’s Disease, raised the question, if he can still dive. With symptoms like vertigo,...

Many people regain their physical fitness after cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes or venous thromboembolism thanks...

I recently came across a statistic  examining scuba diving-related deaths in Australia from 2014 to 2018.   Such statistics often seem...

Assisted suicide has been an important topic in Switzerland for years.   The “Sarco” suicide capsule has attracted worldwide media...

In the last blog post , I explained the oxygen window in detail.   We have established that after the metabolization of oxygen the higher...

Many processes that are crucial for understanding decompression can be explained quite simply by the behavior of inert gases, as they do...

Diving into some of the world’s most popular underwater destinations can be exhilarating, but these sites are also known for their unique...

A rather unusual incident occurred during a commercial diving project: eleven professional divers completed a total of 91 dives at depths...

Closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) diving  relies on  scrubber systems  to remove  carbon dioxide (CO2)  from exhaled air. CO2 monitoring...

CO2 handling is crucial in closed circuit rebreather (CCR) diving because excessive CO2 buildup, known as hypercapnia, can be...

The 46-year-old, healthy diver had undertaken a dive with compressed air to the Ledi wrecks in Lake Walensee with a bottom time of 35...

Today, scuba diving is also open to children and various diving organizations offer diving courses for children from the age of 8. In...

Due to their efficient gas consumption, closed-circuit rebreathers (CCRs) are being used more and more frequently in demanding...