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Providing you have a regular annual dive medical and have no identified medical issues that would prevent you from diving, it is quite possible to...
15 May 2013
Stories
Psychiatric Fitness to Dive
The task of assessing psychiatric fitness to dive conjures the anxiety of a deep sea explorer sitting upon the deck of her boat about to...
15 May 2013
Preconditioning and DCI
It is generally accepted that the most important risk factors for decompression illness (DCI) are dive time and depth. Divers are also very interested in...
By Brian Harper
15 May 2013
The 10 Safety Rules
1. Attend diving courses, BLS, First Aid with Oxygen as well as upgrade courses with qualified instructors.2. Undergo annual diving medical examinations (even after illness...
15 May 2013
Fitness On Board
While on a dive vaction, the key to improve your dives is keeping a constant level of fitness and flexibility. The following exercises can be...
15 May 2013
Why Should I Always Call DAN in Case of Emergency?
Many associate DAN Europe with insurance. But while it is true that all the DAN Europe members are provided with insurance coverage, it is actually...
15 May 2013
Do not think lightly about using a surface marker buoy.
This is going to be the last blog of this journey, which has abruptly come to an end and it has to be written. The...
15 May 2013
Gastric Reflux in Diving: Is it an Emerging Issue?
For the past decade, along with changes in our lifestyles, there has been an increase in the number of people affected by gastric reflux (Gastroesophageal reflux...
15 May 2013
Solidarity arrives… on a seahorse
An act of solidarity can often travel a long, windy road, full of surprises. Sometimes, it can even disappear into an abyss and reemerge a...
15 May 2013
One Name, many magazines!
DAN is a global entity made of five sister OrganisationsDAN AmericaDAN EuropeDAN JapanDAN Southern AfricaDAN Asia PacificMost of them publish their own Alert Diver magazine,...
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04 March 2013
Your IDEAS
This brand new column lists all contents submitted by new contributors and Alert Diver readers, that have been checked and approved by Alert Diver Web...
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01 March 2013
Preliminary analysis of DAN Europe DSL DB and gradient factor evaluations
Introduction: The current large number of dives per year requires in-depth epidemiological analysis. The DAN Europe DSL database (DB) was analysed aiming at comparing its...
By Amir Gerges
15 January 2013
