Wilmshurst P, Allen C, Parish T
Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield.
Health Trends. 1994;26(4):116-8.
This paper reports changes in the incidence and manifestations of decompression illness in amateur scuba divers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1981 and 1993, a period during which the popularity of the sport increased. Since 1981, there has been a trend to increased annual incidence of decompression illness, but the large yearly fluctuations reflect a considerable annual variation in the numbers of dives. The need for recompression facilities to treat decompression illness in amateur scuba divers in the UK should take account of this greater public participation in the sport, and should also allow for large annual fluctuations related to meteorological and financial factors.
本文报告了1981年至1993年间英国业余水肺潜水员减压病发病率和表现的变化，在此期间这项运动越来越受欢迎。自1981年以来，减压病的年发病率呈上升趋势，但每年的大幅波动反映出潜水次数每年有相当大的变化。英国为业余水肺潜水员治疗减压病而提供再压缩设施时，应考虑到公众对这项运动的更多参与，还应考虑到与气象和经济因素相关的每年大幅波动。
