Doc's Diving Medicine Home Page

Welcome to Doc's Diving Medicine Home Page

	This web site (now in it's 13th year) is dedicated to Undersea Medicine and to issues of diving safety for both sport and professional divers. I am a Board Certified Diving Physician and Diving Medical Officer for the University of Washington, Medical Director for the Divers Institute of Technology and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine for HealthForce Partners.
	Edmond Kay, M.D.

	Scuba diving and snorkeling can be fun ways to explore the depths - especially if you can clear your ears as the pressure changes. In this video lecture Dr. Edmond Kay discusses techniques for preventing middle ear barotrauma. Learn what to do to equalize pressure in your ears, teach others proper techniques and learn the safest way to prevent "ear squeeze". This talk was recorded live in September, 2000 and is available for viewing in streaming video (window below). * Broadband PC users, Click here to try the new AVI-HD version of this talk * Let me know if you have problems viewing it. Enjoy and dive safely.

What is Diving Medicine? An introduction to my favorite topic.
Jamie's Gift: Reflections on a divers passing.
Middle Ear Barotrauma: A tutorial on prevention of Ear Squeeze.
Are Asthmatics Fit To Dive? Under very specific circumstances, YES.

Fred Bove, MD, Ph.D: World renown expert on Diving Medicine from Temple University.
Ernest Campbell, MD, FACS: This comprehensive Diving Medicine resource is a digital treasure!
Ernie's "Ten Foot Stop" News Blog: "Hands Down" the best source for current dive news

Divers Institute of Technology: A great place to learn commercial diving
ADCI: Association of Diving Contractors International
IMCA: International Marine Contractors Association
AAUS: The American Academy of Underwater Sciences
Diving Diseases Research Centre: Researching the effects of diving on human physiology
Combat and Salvage Diving: Cool military site
IANTD: Nitrox Association. Check out their Fizzyology & Rebreather articles
UHMS: The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
DRDC Toronto: Formerly DCIEM - world leader in hyperbaric research, and much more.
The Divers Alert Network: A valuable resource for all divers
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
The British Sub-Aqua Club (BS-AC):
Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI):
Dive Rescue International: Training fire rescue, EMS and law enforcement

Aqua Quest Publications: Photography, marine life, technical diving & dive fiction.
Hammerhead Press: Meet author Steve Barsky and his great collection of books.
Best Publishing Company: Most of the diving topics are published here
Diver Magazine online: Great Resource

Dr Ernie Campbell's conference page: Very useful, very complete
Pacific Chapter UHMS: My home chapter - A diving and HBO scientific resource

CDC Travelers Health: International immunization updates and much more!
Travel Medicine Service: The University Of Washington Travelers Clinic

Marker Buoy Dive Club - Seattle, Washington: My kind of people
The Optical Ocean Blog: Dive buddy Jack Connick documents his travels with photos and commentary, diving and sailing the world