title: Scuba diving: how high the risk?
abstract: The host factors that represent the most risk for scuba-diving safety are poor fitness, overweight, chronic diseases, structural abnormalities of the heart and lungs, and multiple risk factors for CAD. Any of these factors, plus inexperience, a history of irresponsible behavior, or participation in technical diving should alert medical underwriting that a scuba diver has excess risk for fatal accidents.
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authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D002568:Certification; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000293:injuries / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology