Open AccessFatalities involving divers using surface-supplied breathing apparatus in Australia, 1965 to 2019
Author(s) -
John Lippmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diving and hyperbaric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2209-1491
pISSN - 1833-3516
DOI - 10.28920/dhm51.1.53-62
Subject(s) - recreation , occupational safety and health , environmental health , injury prevention , medicine , poison control , medical emergency , poisson regression , case fatality rate , suicide prevention , population , pathology , political science , law
This study identified characteristics and diving practices of victims of fatal surface supplied breathing apparatus (SSBA) incidents in Australia from 1965-2019 to determine underlying factors and risks associated with these activities, better educate the diving community and prevent such deaths.