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HRV and decompression stress
Can a decompression model be derived from Heart Rate Variability (HRV)? I recently read with great interest in the DAN newsletter the...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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Can breath hold diving lead to decompression illness?
Breath hold diving (BHD) cannot lead to decompression illness. Is this paradigm still true today? Another article in the DHMJ deals with...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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Does oxygen actually have a narcotic effect?
The discussion is probably as old as scuba diving itself: Does oxygen have a narcotic effect under pressure? It is well known that...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20233 Min. Lesezeit
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"... and at the end of the dive we shoot a buoy."
Who does not know this sentence from a dive briefing? No doubt, delayed surface marker buoys (DSMB) perform important functions when...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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Venous gas emboli (VGE) and the risk of decompression illness
Whats the benefit of commercially available devices for the detection of venous gas bubbles after dives? In addition to the direct effect...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20232 Min. Lesezeit
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A case of skin burns during a cold water dive
Year-round diving in Swiss lakes is becoming increasingly popular because of the good visibility. To overcome the stakes of hypothermia,...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20235 Min. Lesezeit
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The fate of arterial gas embolism and its consequences
If arterial gas emboli occur, this does not necessarily mean decompression sickness; on the contrary, usually nothing happens at all. Why...

Michael Mutter
29. Okt. 20234 Min. Lesezeit
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