Herbert Parker ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Herbert Parker

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Type:: shipwreck, freighter ?
Depth:: 180 ft

A large steel wreck, possibly of World War II vintage, with 30-40 ft of relief.

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Diving Myths

From way back when in 1996 ...

by Dr. Jolie Bookspan, author of Diving Physiology in Plain English

Myth 1 - The Dive Reflex Protects You

In the dive reflex, heart rate and limb blood flow decrease. Careful science ( that means we didn't accidentally step on the thermisters ) shows time and again that the dive reflex does not reduce the need for oxygen underwater as it does in marine mammals. Field studies ( where you're allowed to step on the thermisters ) indicate that the dive reflex does not extend breath-holding time. Occasional cases of human survival after very cold water near-drowning are not due to the dive reflex. Cold is the likely mechanism behind the reduced metabolism that permits survival.

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