title: Ten years of recreational diving fatalities in the United States and Canada: harvesters vs non-harvesters.
abstract: Adult male recreational diver fatalities (n = 698) in North America from 2004 to 2013 were examined. Compared with non-harvesters, boat (86 vs 59%), solo (26 vs 13%) and night diving (10 vs 3%) were more common among harvesters. Of the divers who were low-on or out-of air, 20% were harvesters and 11% non-harvesters (OR = 2.0, P = 0.03).
authors.affiliation: Divers Alert Network, 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705, USA btrout@dan.org.
authors.forename: Brittany M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rowley
authors.affiliation: Divers Alert Network, 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705, USA School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health, the University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buzzacott
authors.affiliation: Divers Alert Network, 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
authors.forename: Petar J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Denoble
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D004242:Diving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004332:Drowning / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: lobster; risk factors; scuba diving; spearfishing