RESEARCH:
Provisional Report on Diving-Related Fatalities in Australian Waters
UNIVERSITY OR ORGANISATION: /
SUBJECT: Diving & Underwater
TYPE: Case Review
DATE: 2005
An individual case review of diving-related deaths reported in Australia in 2005 was conducted as part of the DAN Asia-Pacific dive fatality reporting project.
COUNTRY
Australia
AUTHORS
Douglas Walker
John Lippmann
Christopher L Lawrence
Andrew Fock
Thomas Wodack
Scott Jamieson
JOURNAL / PUBLICATION
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
RESPONDENTS
Witness reports
Police
Coroners
24 reported fatalities
4 females
20 males
ACTIVITY
Snorkelling
Scuba
Diving
ENVIRONMENT
Ocean
AGE
23 - 71
GENDER
Male
Female
ETHNICITY
N/A
