The research progress of diving medicine in China.
- Author:
Yi-Qun FANG
1
;
Xiao-Chen BAO
;
Ci LI
;
Miao MENG
;
Heng-Rong YUAN
;
Jun MA
;
Yan WANG
Author Information
1. The Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai 200433, China. yqfang126@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
China;
Decompression Sickness;
Diving;
physiology;
Humans;
Military Medicine;
Submarine Medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology
2012;28(6):540-547
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Diving medicine is one of the branches of military medicine, and plays an important role in naval development. This review introduces the progress of researches on undersea and hyperbaric physiology and medicine in the past few years in China. The article describes our research achievement in conventional diving and its medical support, researches on saturation diving and its medical support, submarine escape and its medical support, effects of hyperbaric environments and fast buoyancy ascent on immunological and cardiological functions. Diving disorders (including decompression sickness and oxygen toxicity) are also introduced.
