>From the training agency perspective, (as regards reverse profiles) it

seems

>to be a case of following accepted medical wisdom.  And until such time as

>there's a concensus among hyperbaric experts who are prepared to state

>definitively that a practice is or is not safe, the agencies are legally

>obligated to adhere to that 'line in the sand'.



Reverse profiles are not often done simply because you get better profiles

(i.e. longer or deeper) by not doing them. Medical wisdom isn't really the

influence, it's common sense to do the better profile. However, as reverse

profiles are not regularly done there is very little information about

them.

But the one thing that always gets my goat is the DM who will insist that

you make the first dive deeper so that you do not

do a reverse profile, I can't see the point.

                                                                            

 Andy.....                                                                  

                                                                            

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