Before intervention | After intervention | |
Cases of decompression illness | 16 | 6 |
Proportion diving when unwell | 13/163-150 | 2/63-150 |
Delay in presentation (days) | 63 (71)3-151 | 18 (22)3-151 |
↵3-150 p=0.036;
↵3-151 p=0.144, before v after intervention.
Incidents of decompression illness, the number of divers continuing to dive when unwell, and the delay to presentation before and after the beginning of the government intervention strategy in February 1995. Proportion of divers diving when unwell (V 2 test, two tailed p value). Mean (SD) days to presentation (paired ttest, two tailed p values).