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In DAN Training, we have often heard from participants involved in an incident that they wished they had taken the extra few minutes to check...
15 July 2010
Stories
Spines!
Though these beasties are mostly products of vivid imaginations, the sea is filled with amazing creatures. Some are so large as to inspire terror but...
15 July 2010
PROFILE DATA BANKS
What Are Profile Data Banks?Profile Data Banks are extended collections of dive profiles with conditions and outcomes. To validate tables, meters, and software within any...
By B.R. Wienke
15 July 2010
Impromptu Weighting
The Diver The diver is a healthy older gentleman enjoying his retirement by touring the country in his motor home and diving in various dive sites.The...
By Laurie Gowen
15 July 2010
Body Composition
Body Composition: Assessment and Interpretation Body composition has great practical and functional significance for many of us: scientists, clinicians and the general population. It can be...
15 April 2010
Are You Ready?
The motivation for most scuba diving neophytes varies. Some seek the adventure, others look to connect with marine life, and still others might want to...
By Jeff Myers
15 April 2010
A global network of lawyers and diving law specialists created by DAN Europe to protect the rights of its members
One of the main safety rules in diving, is to never dive alone ! Each of us relies on the assistance, that should be provided...
15 April 2010
Test Your Knowledge
INCIDENT 1The Diver This 42-year-old man has been a certified diver since 1992. In that time, he made more than 80 dives, completing 11 over the...
15 April 2010
Cardiovascular Fitness, Diving Diet and Exercise Go A Long Way, But Watch Your Medications, Too
Got Heart? We all do when it comes to diving: it’s why we dive. Our hearts are figuratively in our diving because we enjoy our sport....
By Laurie Gowen
15 April 2010
Underwater “Hot Flash”
I received a call one evening from a 51-year-old female medical professional. She had contacted Divers Alert Network for advice regarding an anxiety or paniclike...
15 April 2010
Attention to Detail
While on a recent training excursion to Mexico, I ran into an old friend from Ohio. It had been more than 25 years since we...
By Jeff Mayers
15 January 2010
Diving After Breast Cancer
"There was never a sea so blue or an ocean filled with so many things as my first dive after my diagnosis. I am now...
By Laurie Gowen
15 January 2010
