Germonpré Peter, Van der Eecken Paul, Van Renterghem Elke, Germonpré Faye-Lisa, Balestra Costantino
Centre for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Military Hospital Brussels, Belgium.
Medyssea EVR, Expedition and Diving Medicine, Ghent, Belgium.
Diving Hyperb Med. 2020 Dec 20;50(4):405-412. doi: 10.28920/dhm50.4.405-412.
The Azoth Systems O'Dive bubble monitor is marketed at recreational and professional divers as a tool to improve personal diving decompression safety. We report the use of this tool during a 12-day dive trip aboard a liveaboard vessel.
Six divers were consistently monitored according to the user manual of the O'Dive system. Data were synchronised with the Azoth server whenever possible (depending on cell phone data signal). Information regarding ease of use, diver acceptance and influence on dive behaviour were recorded.
In total, 157 dives were completely monitored over 11 diving days. Formal evaluations were only available after six days because of internet connection problems. Sixty-one dives resulted in the detection of bubbles, mostly in one diver, none of which produced any symptoms of decompression illness.
The O'Dive system may contribute to increasing dive safety by making divers immediately aware of the potential consequences of certain types of diving behaviour. It was noted that bubble monitoring either reinforced divers in their safe diving habits or incited them to modify their dive planning. Whether this is a lasting effect is not known.
Azoth Systems公司的O'Dive气泡监测仪作为一种提高个人潜水减压安全性的工具,面向休闲潜水者和专业潜水者进行销售。我们报告了在一次为期12天的船宿潜水旅行中对该工具的使用情况。
根据O'Dive系统的用户手册,对6名潜水者进行持续监测。只要有可能(取决于手机数据信号),数据就会与Azoth服务器同步。记录了关于易用性、潜水者接受程度以及对潜水行为影响的信息。
在11个潜水日中,总共对157次潜水进行了完整监测。由于网络连接问题,正式评估在6天后才得以进行。61次潜水检测到了气泡,大部分集中在一名潜水者身上,且均未产生任何减压病症状。
O'Dive系统可能通过让潜水者立即意识到某些类型潜水行为的潜在后果,从而有助于提高潜水安全性。值得注意的是,气泡监测要么强化了潜水者的安全潜水习惯,要么促使他们修改潜水计划。目前尚不清楚这是否会产生持久影响。