Scuba Diving: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:23, 13 September 2025

Scuba diving is a popular and relatively safe recreational activity, but like any adventure, it has inherent risks. Most of these risks are well understood and can be significantly managed through proper training, planning, and equipment.

This page provides interactive tools to help you understand two of the key risks in diving: the risk of a fatal incident and the risk of Decompression Sickness (DCS), also known as "the bends." Use the dropdown menus below to see how different factors can influence your personal risk on a single dive.

Your Personalized Dive Risk

Tell us a little about yourself and the type of dive you're planning.

What is your age group? [{"Age_Selector":"Under 40 years old","DCS_Age_Multiplier":"1.0","Fatality_Age_Multiplier":"1.0"},{"Age_Selector":"40-49 years old","DCS_Age_Multiplier":"1.34","Fatality_Age_Multiplier":"1.5"},{"Age_Selector":"50-59 years old","DCS_Age_Multiplier":"1.81","Fatality_Age_Multiplier":"2.5"},{"Age_Selector":"60+ years old","DCS_Age_Multiplier":"2.43","Fatality_Age_Multiplier":"4.0"}]

What is your biological sex? (This primarily affects DCS risk) [{"Sex_Selector":"Female","DCS_Sex_Multiplier":"1.0"},{"Sex_Selector":"Male","DCS_Sex_Multiplier":"2.11"}]

What is your diving experience level? [{"Experience_Selector":"Novice Diver (<20 dives)","Fatality_Experience_Multiplier":"2.0"},{"Experience_Selector":"Experienced Recreational Diver (>20 dives, no planned decompression)","Fatality_Experience_Multiplier":"1.0"},{"Experience_Selector":"Technical Diver (planned decompression, caves, deep wrecks)","Fatality_Experience_Multiplier":"3.0"}]

What kind of dive profile are you planning? [{"Profile_Selector":"Stayed within No-Decompression Limits","DCS_Profile_Multiplier":"1.0"},{"Profile_Selector":"Required mandatory decompression stops","DCS_Profile_Multiplier":"10.0"}]

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-Scuba Diving is a recreational activity that involves underwater exploration using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. While generally safe when proper procedures are followed, it carries a small risk of fatality, often due to factors like health conditions, inexperience, or environmental hazards. This interactive calculator estimates your fatality risk based on age, sex, and selected exposure period, using data from reliable sources. The risk is calculated as an annual rate for active divers, approximated cumulatively over longer periods.
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+Scuba diving is a popular and relatively safe recreational activity, but like any adventure, it has inherent risks. Most of these risks are well understood and can be significantly managed through proper training, planning, and equipment.
-=== Your Inputs ===
+This page provides interactive tools to help you understand two of the key risks in diving: the risk of a fatal incident and the risk of Decompression Sickness (DCS), also known as "the bends." Use the dropdown menus below to see how different factors can influence your personal risk on a single dive.
-Select your age group:
-<dropdown table="FatalityRates" column="AgeGroup" default="40-49" />
-Select your sex:
+=== Your Personalized Dive Risk ===
-<dropdown table="FatalityRates" column="Sex" default="Male" />
+Tell us a little about yourself and the type of dive you're planning.
-Select the exposure period:
+'''What is your age group?'''
-<dropdown table="ExposureLevels" column="ExposureLabel" default="1 year" />
+<dropdown table="AgeData" />
-=== Your Results ===
+'''What is your biological sex?''' (This primarily affects DCS risk)
+<dropdown table="SexData" />
+'''What is your diving experience level?'''
+<dropdown table="ExperienceData" />
+'''What kind of dive profile are you planning?'''
+<dropdown table="ProfileData" />
+=== Your Estimated Risk Per Dive ===
+==== Risk of a Fatal Incident ====
 <riskdisplay model="FatalityRisk" />
-See the [[Scuba Diving/Data|data page]] for all of the details on how these risks are calculated.
+==== Risk of Decompression Sickness (DCS) ====
+<riskdisplay model="DCSRisk" />
+See the [[Scuba_Diving/Data|data page]] for all of the details on how these risks are calculated.
-Initially created by Grok 4.
+Initially created by Gemini 1.5