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Drowning is the primary cause of most diving fatalities. But many scuba diving fatalities are PREVENTABLE. DIVE SMARTER! Start by checking out this infographic! Dive safe and funđź‘Ś

Yesterday we asked “TRUE or FALSE: Drowning is the primary cause of most diving fatalities” (We admit this question was super tricky, but we made it that way for a reason.) TECHNICALLY, the most common cause of death in diving fatalities is drowning (this ultimate cause of death is determined by coroners or medical examiners). HOWEVER, in the DAN & UHMS Medical Examination of Diving Fatalities Symposium, we found that a large number of scuba diving-related deaths ascribed to drowning may in fact be due to other causes: specifically sudden cardiac death and, to a lesser extent, arterial gas embolism (AGE). Also, some fatalities originally labeled as “immersion” or “drowning” deaths have… More


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