title: Perceptions amongst Tasmanian recreational scuba divers of the value of a diving medical.
abstract: An online survey was offered to recreational divers in Tasmania to ascertain if they have an understanding of how pressure affects their health and if they considered an annual dive medical necessary. A total of 98 recreational divers completed the survey, five of these had never had a dive medical while 74 felt that if they passed their dive medical they do not have any potential illness. Sixty five saw the dive medical as a comprehensive health check. This project provided an insight to Tasmanian recreational divers' understanding of and attitude towards the value of a dive medical.
authors: A clinical nurse at the Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Department, Royal Hobart Hospital, Liverpool Street, Hobart Tasmania 7000, Australia, Phone: +61-(0)3- 6222-8322, E-mail: carol.baines@dhhs.tas.gov.au.
authors: Carol
authors: C
authors: Baines
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004242:Diving / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology*; D011998:Recreation / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013648:Tasmania; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Fitness to dive; computers; medicals – diving; recreational diving; survey – diving