The issue of whether women are more susceptible to DCI than men has not been adequately addressed in the past. The relationship, if any, between the menstrual cycle and DCI has also yet to be formally established.
This present project is seen as the vehicle by which this can be achieved. It is also a source of information of a kind not previously freely available within the British sport diving fraternity. It is hoped that the information gathered here may be of benefit to recreational diving organisations and groups and will contribute to improved education and training. The study is perceived as a platform from which to form the questions that need to be addressed and from which future studies can be formed.
