Don’t let age sink your love for diving.
Undersea diving is safe for older divers, says a Duke University Medical Centre study in the February issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology.
The study says that as long as older divers stay healthy, the normal age-related decline in pulmonary function isn’t significant enough to prevent them from continuing their hobby.
UK tourist dies after scuba diving accident off Devon coast
A tourist died during ascent after diving on the wreck of the Poulmic off the Devon coast.
Richard Lewis, 57, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, stopped breathing during a routine safety stop at a depth of five meters.
Other divers among a group of 14 diving with Aquanauts Dive Center pulled Lewis aboard their dive boat where the crew initiated CPR and called for help.
Brixham Coastguard scrambled a RNAS Culdrose helicopter to the scene of the accident and airlifted the unconscious diver to Derriford Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The accident is under investigation by the Coastguard, Devon police and Cornwall police.
Wow. I wonder what went on there? Lung expansion, perhaps? Eesh - poor guy, and his family.
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It appears that studies have now shown that Scuba diving doesn’t appear to hurt lung function.
Earlier reports stated that cummulative scuba diving exposure contributed to obstructive lung changes. Now this new report states “The investigators conclude that “in healthy males with normal lung function and an uneventful diving history, there are no long-term deleterious respiratory effects. This may be reassuring for millions of recreational divers worldwide,” they add.”
So.. umm.. breath easy, eh?
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