The 12 Most Common Diving Injuries — And How to Avoid Them

When you’re diving, just about anything can happen to anyone at any time, regardless of how experienced you are. This presentation will provide an overview of the 12 most common diving injuries and problems that you can encounter — and how to prevent them from happening.

These include:

1. Sunburn
2. Stings & bites
3. Bruised toes & heels from fin chafing
4. Bruised legs from giant strides
5. Lower back pain
6. Sore ribs from your BCD
7. Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
8. Barotrauma
9. Mask / nose squeeze
10. Broken blood vessels in your eyes
11. Nitrogen narcosis
12. “The Bends”