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DAN members and their families can get access to a variety of services and can benefit from all-round dive support.
Alert Diver / European edition is an online magazine published in 9 languages by the DAN Europe Foundation and addressed to all divers, whose aim is to promote diving safety.
Written by recognised experts in the fields of dive medicine and emergency training, Alert Diver informs divers on a number of topics, including medical issues, research studies, accident prevention and incident insights.
DAN members and their families can get access to a variety of services and can benefit from all-round dive support.
Open-circuit and rebreather divers can be on the same team – to the benefit of both parties, as long as certain precautions are observed. With...
Immersion Pulmonary Oedema/Edema (IPO/IPE) might not be the most common safety concern or health problem during diving, but it probably is one of the most...
One would expect diving cylinder valve connections to be the same all over the world. However, this is not the case and there are some fundamental differences that have led to confusion, dangerous situations, and even fatal accidents. Valve outlet connections Most divers are aware that cylinder valves have either an INT (a.k.a. Yoke or A-Clamp) or a DIN outlet connection to their first stage. Unfortunately, there are different DIN...
Editor's note: We present here a contributor's analysis on a recent and vastly debated topic, shedding light on a study in which DAN Europe researchers...
Unskilled and unaware of it – references to the Dunning-Kruger effect are popular in the dive community. However, the findings of the original research are...