Open AccessStudy of the changes in respiratory function in self-contained underwater breathing apparatus divers
Author(s) -
Nikola Georgiev Shopov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international maritime health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2081-3252
pISSN - 1641-9251
DOI - 10.5603/imh.2019.0009
Subject(s) - vital capacity , mouthpiece , spirometry , decompression sickness , medicine , ventilation (architecture) , breathing gas , breathing , respiratory system , anesthesia , decompression , lung function , surgery , lung , physics , meteorology , diffusing capacity , dentistry , asthma
The objective was to investigate the respiratory function of professional divers by conducting spirometry and to compare the data obtained with those of non-divers.