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PLONGEUR PLONGEE SOUS-MARINE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diving apparatus
1, record 1, English, diving%20apparatus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any type of diving equipment that can assist a person to take part in any diving operation, which excludes snorkel-type apparatus. 2, record 1, English, - diving%20apparatus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diving Apparatus. Any equipment to enable a person to spend time underwater. Diving bells were in regular use in the 17th century, the diver breathing air trapped in a bell-shaped chamber. This was followed by cumbersome diving suits in the early 19th century. Complete freedom of movement came with the aqualung, invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in the early 1940s. For work at greater depths the technique of saturation diving was developed in the 1970s in which divers live for a week or more breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen at the pressure existing on the seabed where they work (as in work on North Sea platforms and tunnel building). 3, record 1, English, - diving%20apparatus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scaphandre
1, record 1, French, scaphandre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de plongée individuel. 2, record 1, French, - scaphandre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'en 1943, il était dangereux, sinon impossible, d’évoluer librement sous l'eau, les scaphandres «pieds lourds» utilisés à cette époque étaient reliés à un bateau par un «cordon ombilical» qui amenait de façon plus ou moins régulière l'air sous pression au plongeur. La lourdeur de scaphandre rendait le déplacement difficile. Jacques-Yves Cousteau et Emile Gagnan ont l'idée d’équiper le plongeur de bouteilles d’air sous pression reliées à un détendeur de gaz muni de valves qui amènent l'air au plongeur à la bonne pression : ils mettent au point le scaphandre autonome. Ce système simple et souple va permettre pour la première fois, en augmentant la durée de la plongée mais aussi l'autonomie de déplacement, d’observer et de suivre sans danger la faune et la flore aquatique. Il a été et est toujours utilisé pour la recherche sous-marine, mais également lors de nombreux travaux sous-marins : constructions de pipe-lines, renflouages de bateaux, etc. 3, record 1, French, - scaphandre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gas embolism
1, record 2, English, gas%20embolism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- air embolism 2, record 2, English, air%20embolism
correct
- aeroembolism 2, record 2, English, aeroembolism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving. 1, record 2, English, - gas%20embolism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An air embolism, or gas embolism, is a medical condition caused by gas bubbles in the bloodstream (embolism in a medical context refers to any large moving mass or defect in the blood stream). 3, record 2, English, - gas%20embolism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If large (>250cc[cubic centimetres])can kill an adult. 1, record 2, English, - gas%20embolism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- embolie gazeuse
1, record 2, French, embolie%20gazeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- EG 1, record 2, French, EG
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aéroembolie 2, record 2, French, a%C3%A9roembolie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oblitération brutale d’un vaisseau par un embole gazeux véhiculé par la circulation [sanguine]. 1, record 2, French, - embolie%20gazeuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'embolie gazeuse se constitue à partir de bulles de gaz qui prennent naissance in-situ dans les vaisseaux. La diminution brusque de la pression ambiante aboutit à un passage soudain des gaz de la forme dissoute à la forme gazeuse. Ex : le plongeur(accident de plongée sous-marine) ;symptomatologie immédiate ou à plus long terme. 1, record 2, French, - embolie%20gazeuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
- Buceo (Deportes)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- embolia de gas
1, record 2, Spanish, embolia%20de%20gas
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- embolia gaseosa 2, record 2, Spanish, embolia%20gaseosa
correct, feminine noun
- embolia de aire 1, record 2, Spanish, embolia%20de%20aire
correct, feminine noun
- aeroembolia 1, record 2, Spanish, aeroembolia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obstrucción de los vasos [sanguíneos] por burbujas de gas acompañadas de una brusca descompresión del aire respirado, o que penetran a través de una herida de los vasos. 2, record 2, Spanish, - embolia%20de%20gas
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- diver buoyancy compensator passport
1, record 3, English, diver%20buoyancy%20compensator%20passport
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- certificat pour plongeur autonome
1, record 3, French, certificat%20pour%20plongeur%20autonome
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
certificat pour plongeur autonome : terme validé auprès de Scuba Action, école membre de l'Association professionnelle des instructeurs de plongée sous-marine(PADI). 1, record 3, French, - certificat%20pour%20plongeur%20autonome
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-03-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- certified diver
1, record 4, English, certified%20diver
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
You don't have to be a certified diver to experience SCUBA. Our experienced instructors will teach you the basic skills to go out and have a first safe and fun dive. 2, record 4, English, - certified%20diver
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plongeur qualifié
1, record 4, French, plongeur%20qualifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec un équipement de plongée sous-marine de base, un plongeur qualifié peut sans risque rester sous l'eau jusqu'à deux heures de temps. 2, record 4, French, - plongeur%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-02-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- counter lung 1, record 5, English, counter%20lung
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- circuit d'alimentation auxiliaire
1, record 5, French, circuit%20d%27alimentation%20auxiliaire
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
en cas de panne du circuit rp4 principal d’alimentation en air ou en oxygène, ce circuit fournit automatiquement le gaz nécessaire au plongeur autonome bureau de terminologie du IDC plongée sous-marine 95jrl/17. 6. 74 AW/08 1, record 5, French, - circuit%20d%27alimentation%20auxiliaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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