BRUCE DELPHIA, B. Sc., NREMT, DMT-A, is a Paramedic with 20-plus years in pre-hospital emergency medicine. He is certified by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology as an Advanced Diver Medical Technician Instructor. Delphia served as a Dive Medic and staff specialist at DAN America.
What’s the most frequent diving injury: Decompression illness? Jellyfish stings? Backaches from lifting tanks? It’s ear injuries, as you may have already guessed. The most common...