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Successful Return to Scuba Diving After Open Heart Surgery | Heart Disease & Diving Chapter 6

Are there any restrictions on scuba diving after having heart surgery? Do you have to tell the dive shop about your heart medications? Find your answers.

Flying After Scuba Diving Makes DCS Symptoms Worse - Lessons for Life

A teen diver has a conservative dive profile, but shows symptoms of DCS. Despite the signs, he chooses to fly. See what went wrong.

Tests and Limitations for Diving after Heart Surgery | Heart Disease & Diving Chapter 5

Are there any restrictions on scuba diving after having heart surgery? Do you have to tell the dive shop about your heart medications? Find your answers.

Trapped and Alone Under a Shipwreck: Diver on DPV Learns a Lesson For Life

A diver tries to recover a boat that overturned and sank in a local harbor, but without the training needed to bring the boat to the surface he loses his life.

How Long Should You Wait to Scuba Diving After Getting DCS (aka the Bends)

Ask the Scuba Diving Doctor: If you get bent after scuba diving, how long do you need to wait before you can go dive again safely?

How to Exercise for Scuba Diving

Believe it or not, there are many reasons why you should hit the gym before your next dive.

How to Treat Coral Stings

You had a run-in with stinging coral? Find out how to prevent and treat coral stings in this article.