Open AccessThe usefulness of the RSTC medical questionnaire in pre-participation health risk assessment of recreational scuba divers in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
Tsz-Ki Cheung,
W.A.J. Meintjes
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/dhm51.2.173-181
Subject(s) - recreation , scuba diving , declaration , applied psychology , psychology , medicine , reliability (semiconductor) , family medicine , medical education , computer science , oceanography , political science , law , programming language , geology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The current practice in Hong Kong is to have potential recreational divers complete a Recreational Scuba Training Council self-declared medical statement (RSTC form) prior to participation in diving. There are no reports in the literature on the usefulness of the Chinese version of the form.