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[WreckWench]

Volunteers are still needed for the USN Flying After Diving Study. If you have not participated in this profile yet, we invite you to sign up. The next study date is this weekend, August 26-28, 2005.



If you are interested, let me know. The profile and schedule is as follow:



60’/120 min dive plus 26 min @ 10’; 7:00 hr SI; 8000’/4:00 hr flight.



Date
Time
Activity

Friday, August 26
1500
Meet at Duke Hyperbaric Center



Paperwork



Blood draw for pregnancy test (if necessary)


1515
Study briefing



Sign consent forms


1600
Pre-dive physicals; Body composition assessment



Pre-dive testing: Baseline Doppler and Ultrasound


1800
Dinner





Saturday, August 27
0630
Restricted activity begins

Dive & Flight Day
0700
Meet at chamber, prep for dive


0730
Begin Dive


1000
End Dive


1030
Doppler examination at 30 and 60 minutes post dive


1100
Medical check, release and end of restricted activity


1615
Return to chamber and prepare for flight



Restricted activity begins


1700
Begin Flight


2100
End Flight


2130
Dinner


2300
End of restricted activity


2400
Medical check and release





Sunday, August 28
0900
Medical check at Hyperbaric Center





Monday, August 29
0900
Final medical check phone call




If you are interested in participating, fill out the medical history form which is now available from our website at http://www.diversale...loads/index.asp and send it back to me either by fax (919-493-3040), email (research@dan.duke.edu) or post (6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705) so we can review your eligibility.



§ The Flying After Diving Study is to determine safe limits for Flying After Diving on profiles of interest to the US Navy.

§ Participants must be certified divers or have experience with hyperbaric exposure,

§ Between the ages of 18-60 years old, and must meet certain physical criteria. You must be relatively fit, and have no medical conditions.

§ Absolute exclusions to the study are: pregnancy, chest surgery, Pneumothorax, Asthma that is active and requires medication, chronic seizure disorder, chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, heart condition), and recent joint surgery.

§ Restrictions are as follows: No diving 48-hour prior to and after tests; No flying 24-hours prior to study dive and 48-hours after study flight; No organized sports or other exercise program for at least 72 hours prior to the test; and No prescription or over the counter medication including aspirin other than those identified to Study Physician for week prior to the test.

§ You will be compensated $120 dollars for completion of the study, and DAN membership and insurance at the preferred level will also be provided if you do not currently have one or if your membership expires within 30 days of the study.







If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you for supporting the Flying After Diving Study. I hope you can participate.



Jeanette Moore
DAN Research

6 West Colony Place

Durham, NC 27705

(919) 684-2948 ext. 260



Visit DAN today at www.DiversAlertNetwork.org.