| It's a fact of life - most sports involve an element of | | | | make sudden movements. You can experience pain in |
| risk, which might be as slight as a possible injury, but | | | | your teeth if there are bubbles of gas trapped in |
| for other sports the risk is much higher. Scuba diving | | | | your fillings or caps. Some frequent divers get rare |
| definitely rates very high on the risk scale. That's | | | | bone lesions, caused by the regular exposure to a |
| why it's so important to know what you're doing, | | | | high-pressure environment. |
| and always be careful and alert when you're scuba | | | | It's important to take care when you're ascending, |
| diving, no matter how experienced you are. You | | | | and to continue breathing regularly as you do so. It's |
| need to be very confident with the equipment, and | | | | possible to get a lung expansion injury if you hold |
| know what to do if a dangerous situation arises. | | | | your breath. Most of the other most common injuries |
| Although it's possible to do very simple, accompanied | | | | to scuba divers happen when they touch poisonous |
| dives without completing a full training course, you will | | | | animals like fire coral, jellyfish or stingrays. |
| still need to have some basic skills training before | | | | Dehydration is quite common amongst divers as well. |
| venturing out into the ocean. If you plan to scuba | | | | When you're surrounded by so much water, it's hard |
| dive on an ongoing basis, then it's essential that you | | | | to imagine that you can get dehydrated! But you're |
| undertake proper training from a professional | | | | working hard under the water, so it's important to |
| instructor. Most scuba diving companies won't take | | | | drink plenty of fluids both before and after your dive. |
| you unless you can produce the proper certification. | | | | If someone is experiencing fatigue and their |
| It's also important to make sure you can enjoy the | | | | judgment is impaired, it may be the early signs of |
| sport safely, so that you can continue to enjoy it for | | | | hypothermia. This is a loss of body heat, and |
| years to come. | | | | because it can be extremely cold in deeper waters, |
| There are some fairly common situations that occur | | | | it's not uncommon when scuba diving. |
| when scuba diving that are simple, but can be much | | | | The most obvious risk when scuba diving, of course, |
| more dangerous if you don't know what to do. Some | | | | is drowning. It's vital that you always dive with a |
| divers will become dizzy or disoriented when they're | | | | buddy, so that there is someone to assist you in the |
| under the water, and this generally indicates | | | | event of something going wrong. If you take the |
| unbalanced pressure in the inner ear. It can be | | | | time to learn what to do, and always think about |
| remedied very easily. | | | | safety when you're diving, then your scuba diving |
| Headaches are also quite common, particularly if you | | | | career should be long and enjoyable. |