Scuba diving

Scuba diving

Underwater diving in which the diver uses scuba gears to breathe underwater.

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Aqua lung

Sports; Scuba diving

The first self-contained-underwater-breathing-apparatus that used compressed air and a two-stage on demand regulator. The aqua lung was designed by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan.

Carbon dioxide toxicity

Sports; Scuba diving

Problems resulting from buildup of CO2 in the blood; they may range from headache and shortness of breath, all the way to sudden blackout.

Damage or injury from inhaling too much oxygen; can arise from either too high an oxygen concentration or oxygen pressure. One of the most dramatic manifestations of oxygen toxicity while diving can ...

Surface supplied compressed air diving

Sports; Scuba diving

Diving with the air continuously supplied by a compressor on the surface can be used for both sport and professional diving.

Oxygen window

Sports; Scuba diving

Difference between total gas pressures in arterial and venous blood; exist because oxygen is partly metabolised by the tissues, so venous oxygen pressure is lower than arterial oxygen pressure.