Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
Diving, Water, Recreation, Precursor
Brief summary
To evaluate the efficacy of using a pre-dive checklist to prevent the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational divers.
Interventions
OTHERA pre-dive checklist
The pre-dive checklist included a checklist of tasks to be undertaken before the dive, a dive-plan that asked the diver to plan the depth, and amount of gas kept at different levels of diving, and 4 dive tips.
Sponsors
Divers Alert Network
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Over 18 years of age * Having a valid Diver Certification * Deemed fit by the Dive operator to dive on the day of participation * Planning to dive on the day of participation * Have basic knowledge of English
Exclusion criteria
* Anyone not meeting all of the inclusion criteria * A diver who did not answer the outcomes questionnaire was later excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mishaps | One day | Mishaps were reported by scuba divers themselves, at the end of their diving day (the day they were enrolled). Mishaps are precursors of injuries. Injuries are less common outcomes (in fact, nobody got injured), hence we used mishaps - which allowed us to test the efficacy of pre-dive checklists, and do so with limited resources. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Major mishaps | One day | Major mishaps are a type of mishaps |
| Minor Mishaps | One day | Minor mishaps are a type of mishaps |
Countries
Cayman Islands, Mexico, United States
Outcome results
None listed