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Epilepsy and Diving Q&A
Q: We have a boy in our class who is eager to dive but has an old history of epilepsy. This period was confined to...
04 December 2015
Stories
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Where’s the Nearest Chamber?
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) estimates more than 4,500 hyperbaric chambers operate throughout the world. DAN draws on a worldwide database of about...
04 December 2015
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Decompression: Truth or Myth? (Part 2)
After the first series of questions and answers, we continue with the “false myths” about decompression. Many divers believe that the theory of decompression is an...
By Stefano Ruia
04 December 2015
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Lung Squeeze: Coughing your lungs out…or not!
Introduction: ‘Lung squeeze’ is a condition that is practically unique to Breath-Hold Diving. Scuba divers are not really aware of it and, sadly, most doctors have...
04 December 2015
DAN Education
DAN’s Oxygen Provider Course, a cornerstone of dive safety
Through its educational outreach in the last years, DAN Training has developed and managed programs critical to dive safety and the management of diving injuries....
04 December 2015
Features
From Austria to Egypt:a bumpy ride
From riding a motorcycle to racing to the hospital: this was the end of the Egyptian stay of a 40-year-old Austrian enjoying a sabbatical to...
03 December 2015
Safety
Better Plan Ahead – The Emergency Assistance Plan (EAP) or Contingency Plan
An Emergency Assistance Plan (EAP) or Contingency plan is a prerequisite for the successful rescue of an injured diver. This includes immediate on-site first aid...
27 November 2015
Safety
DAN HIRA Programme
DAN is putting safety first with the HIRA programme, which is quickly gaining in popularity. Since the introduction of the DAN Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment...
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26 November 2015
Member profile
Interview with freediving recordman Andrea Zuccari
In memoriam, 1974 - 2023 His past experiences, his present achievements and his future explorations with DAN Research: “Safety secures Success". Andrea is an ‘instinctive’ freediver, innovator...
25 November 2015
Features
Enhancing underwater communication – The Buddy Watcher
Who isn’t familiar with the situation of trying to catch and pull your dive buddy’s fin tip to alert him of something you have seen...
27 October 2015
Incident insights
You Better Get That Examined
The Diver The diver was a generally healthy, 32-year-old woman with 130 lifetime dives. Her medical history included no allergies or other...
By Payal Razdan
26 October 2015
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Diving and Cardiovascular Risk
How you can assess your Cardiovascular Risk for Diving with the Framingham Risk score. Approximately 32% of diving fatalities have been identified as cardiac event or...
25 October 2015
