Yoder Taylor L, Taber Kreager A, Howle Laurens E, Moon Richard E
School of Medicine and Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Environmental Physiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
High Alt Med Biol. 2025 Jun;26(2):109-117. doi: 10.1089/ham.2024.0108. Epub 2024 Oct 8.
Yoder, Taylor L., Kreager A. Taber, Laurens E. Howle, and Richard E. Moon. Pushing scuba to new heights: approach, decompression, and logistical considerations for high-altitude diving. 26:109-117, 2025.-There is interest among technical, expedition, commercial, and military divers in expanding diving operations to high altitude. However, altitude diving presents unique challenges including acclimatization, increased decompression sickness (DCS) risk, and logistical and equipment considerations. Divers must plan altitude acclimatization strategies conservatively to reduce risk of acute mountain sickness and dehydration before diving. Several methods of augmenting sea level diving tables to be used at altitude have been theorized and tested both in simulated dives and high-altitude expeditions. With proper acclimatization, augmentation of standard diving tables, equipment, and safety planning, diving at high altitude may be performed in many contexts safely while minimizing risk of DCS or injury.
约德，泰勒·L.，克雷格·A. 泰伯，劳伦斯·E. 豪尔，以及理查德·E. 穆恩。将水肺潜水推向新高度：高海拔潜水的方法、减压及后勤考量。《水下与高海拔医学》26:109 - 117，2025年。——技术潜水员、探险潜水员、商业潜水员和军事潜水员都有兴趣将潜水作业扩展到高海拔地区。然而，高海拔潜水带来了独特的挑战，包括适应环境、减压病（DCS）风险增加以及后勤和设备方面的考量。潜水员必须谨慎规划海拔适应策略，以降低潜水前患急性高山病和脱水的风险。在模拟潜水和高海拔探险中，已经对几种在高海拔使用的增强海平面潜水表的方法进行了理论探讨和测试。通过适当的适应环境、增强标准潜水表、设备和安全规划，在许多情况下，高海拔潜水可以安全进行，同时将减压病或受伤的风险降至最低。
