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Scuba diving
Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.
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Hypoxia
Sports; Scuba diving
Lower than normal PO2 level in the blood, insufficient oxygen in the blood.
Decompression
Sports; Scuba diving
Any change from one ambient pressure to a lower ambient pressure, always results in a reduction of gas pressure within the body.
Dive flag
Sports; Scuba diving
May be either a red rectangle with a white diagonal stripe or a blue and white double tailed pennant. Flags are used to warn watercraft to stay away because there are divers below.
Axial flow scrubber
Sports; Scuba diving
An axial scrubber is a scrubber design in which the breathing gases move from top to bottom (or vise-versa) through the scrubber.
Reverse squeeze
Sports; Scuba diving
Pain or discomfort in enclosed space (e.g., sinuses, middle ear, inside mask) on ascent from a dive.
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