Research Study Status: Current Research

Accelerating Diving Research Toward More Continuous Bubble Assessment

Status: Current Research

VGE evolution postdive varies dramatically, so frequent measurement may be important for understanding the influence of VGE on other physiological mechanisms in diving. UNC researchers are working on obtaining a large number of ultrasound recordings to be used in refining algorithms for VGE detection.

Freediving and DCS

Status: Current Research

While DCS in scuba diving is a well-recognized disease, much less is known about breath-hold divers who suffer DCS. With improvements in technology and training methods, today’s divers dive longer and deeper than ever before. The primary goal of this study is to collect high-resolution data on breath-hold divers’ depth/time profiles to further our understanding of decompression illness.