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Scuba Diving - MarineBio.org |
 | | In all these devices the diver breathes air at the same pressure as the surrounding water pressure, and so is at risk for decompression problems (bends, air embolism, etc.) if ascent is too fast. |
| | Andrew H. Smith presents his formal report as Surgeon to the New York Bridge Company, builders of the Brooklyn Bridge, about workers who suffered the bends after leaving the pressurized caisson. |
| | She became a national celebrity when she broke the deep dive record of 209 ft and went on to star in a TV series called "Kingdom of the Sea" and was also featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1955. |
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