Scuba diving is a popular adventure sport, drawing millions worldwide, including an estimated 0.6–3.5 million divers in the United States. Many travel to exotic tropical destinations to explore the ...

Members of the Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group suited up in equipment to scuba dive Saturday at the Bill Garrett Fieldhouse to learn how to provide emergency care for scuba diving injuries.

One of the most common diving disorders UAB Emergency Medicine experts see is middle-ear barotrauma, which involves damage to the tympanic membrane in the ear due to a difference in the pressure ...