Madorsky J G, Madorsky A G
Casa Colina Hospital for Rehabilitative Medicine, Pomona, CA 91767.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1988 Mar;69(3 Pt 1):215-8.
In the past, physicians prohibited patients with neuromuscular disease or disability from participating in scuba diving. This report highlights the opportunities that self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) affords to physically handicapped individuals, to move without assistive devices in a gravity-free environment. The experience of a person with T10 paraplegia is used to illustrate the applicability of a new system of evaluation, training, and certification for scuba diving to patients with a wide variety of disabilities, such as paraplegia, quadriplegia, amputation, cerebral palsy, and poliomyelitis. This review also discusses equipment needs, potential risks, and safety precautions. Physicians are encouraged to support those handicapped individuals who choose to explore the submerged two thirds of our planet for its recreational as well as its potential vocational opportunities.
过去，医生禁止患有神经肌肉疾病或残疾的患者参加水肺潜水。本报告强调了自给式水下呼吸器（水肺）为身体有残疾的人提供的机会，即在无重力环境中无需辅助设备就能移动。一名胸10截瘫患者的经历被用来阐明一种新的水肺潜水评估、培训和认证系统对各种残疾患者（如截瘫、四肢瘫痪、截肢、脑瘫和小儿麻痹症患者）的适用性。本综述还讨论了设备需求、潜在风险和安全预防措施。鼓励医生支持那些选择探索我们星球三分之二被水覆盖区域以寻求娱乐和潜在职业机会的残疾人士。
