The effect of using a pre-dive checklist on the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational scuba diving: a cluster-randomized trial | Zendy

Shabbar I. Ranapurwala | Zendy; Petar J. Denoble | Zendy; Charles Poole | Zendy; Kristen L. Kucera | Zendy; Stephen W. Marshall | Zendy; Steve Wing | Zendy

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The effect of using a pre-dive checklist on the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational scuba diving: a cluster-randomized trial

Author(s) -

Shabbar I. Ranapurwala,

Petar J. Denoble,

Charles Poole,

Kristen L. Kucera,

Stephen W. Marshall,

Steve Wing

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyv292

Subject(s) - scuba diving , checklist , poisson regression , medicine , recreation , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , poison control , intervention (counseling) , injury prevention , physical therapy , medical emergency , surgery , psychology , nursing , biology , environmental health , population , zoology , ecology , physics , optics , cognitive psychology

Scuba diving mishaps, caused by equipment problems or human errors, increase the occurrence of injuries and fatalities while diving. Pre-dive checklists may mitigate mishaps. This study evaluated the effect of using a pre-dive checklist on the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational divers.

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