TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - An updated narrative review on ergometric systems applied to date in assessing divers' fitness
JO  - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Dreyer, Sven
A1  - Schneppendahl, Johannes
A1  - Moeller, Fabian
A1  - Koch, Andreas
A1  - Muth, Thomas
A1  - Schipke, Jochen D.
SP  - e1044
EP  - e1044
VL  - 9
IS  - 8
N2  - Many recreational divers suffer medical conditions, potentially jeopardizing their safety. To scale down risks, medical examinations are mandatory and overwhelmingly performed using bicycle ergometry, which overlooks some important aspects of diving. Searching ergometric systems that better address the underwater environment, a systematic literature search was conducted using the keywords 'diving', 'fitness', 'ergometry', and 'exertion'. All presented alternative systems found convincingly describe a greatly reduced underwater physical performance. Thus, if a diver's workload in air should already be limited, he/she will suffer early from fatigue, risking a diving incident. How to assess fitness? Performance diagnostics in sports is always specific for a modality or movement. Therefore, professional scuba divers should be tested when fin-swimming underwater. For the vast number of recreational divers, the current screening can likely not be replaced. However, to prevent accidents, divers need to understand and be able to improve factors that limit their physical performance underwater. Other systems, presented here, will continue to be important tools in underwater research.    Keywords: Drowning; Drowning Prevention; Water Safety <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2227-9032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9081044
ID  - ref1
ER  -