One of the most common diving disorders UAB Emergency Medicine experts see is middle-ear barotrauma, which involves damage to the tympanic membrane in the ear due to a difference in the pressure ...

Scuba diving offers adventure, breathtaking marine life and the thrill of exploring another world - but when dives go wrong, the consequences can be catastrophic. Here are five most tragic diving acci ...

Diving board injuries are not always explicitly noted in our national statistics, but the estimates are about 12,000 injuries annually. The incidence of an injury resulting in paraplegia or ...

Scuba diving has captured the imaginations of millions worldwide, from casual holidaymakers to devoted enthusiasts. In the United States alone, there are an estimated 0.6–3.5 million certified divers.

As warmer weather draws families to pools, lakes and rivers, a University of Alabama at Birmingham expert, Jakub Godzik, M.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Neurosurgery, urges families ...

Scuba diving is a popular adventure sport, drawing millions worldwide, including an estimated 0.6–3.5 million divers in the United States. Many travel to exotic tropical destinations to explore the ...

Every year as the weather warms up and people go to pools and beaches, injuries rise. The first nice day of this year’s Spring was the last time a young man stood on his own. A diving accident left ...

1988 Seoul, South Korea. Olympic diver Greg Louganis attempts a reverse two-and-a-half pike and hears a “big hollow thud…” his head hitting the springboard. [1] A few stitches and he returns to ...

Includes DAN dive accident reporting form. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!435670~!0#focus ...