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A meaningful adaptive diver’s profile should include the following basic information:
- name and age
- sizing information for scuba gear
- relevant medical history, such as spinal cord injury T-4, for example
- Needed Scuba Assistance (NSA) score
- type of adaptive dive certification
- names of adaptive dive team members
- impairments affecting performance of scuba skills (mobility, sensory, thermal, hearing and visual)
- needs for assistance with basic scuba skills
- needs for assistance with key scuba skills (out-of-air emergencies, controlled descents/ascents and equalization)
- need for full-face mask equipment
- need for adaptive equipment
- special precautions that need to be observed, such as autonomic dysreflexia and pressure sores
- other information that is relevant to provide reasonable assistance necessary to enhance safety and diving enjoyment
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