BLOGDAN was my lifeline!
Julika is a documentary filmmaker who travelled to Indonesia and then on to her dream destination Kri in West Papua. Although Julika is an experienced...
04 December 2015
Stories
Dive Safety: It’s No Accident
Divers Alert Network (DAN) takes great pride in being by your side, and for 30 years we have been conducting research to help make diving...
By Dan Orr
04 December 2015
No Panic, we’re Divers!
Experimenting anxiety, even only for a short period, is never pleasant. Even more when it is accompanied by its bad brother, panic, and even more...
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04 December 2015
You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?
During a divemaster course I taught many years ago, one candidate listened attentively to my rant about being a good role model and paying particular...
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04 December 2015
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...
By Frans Cronjè
04 December 2015
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
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
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’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
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
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
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
