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Oxygen Window
The term “Oxygen Window,” (OW) was first used in designing decompression by Albert R Behnke (1967), It is based on an already described phenomenon of...
18 February 2020
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It’s The Metabolism, Stupid: A New Model for Bubble Formation
The risk of decompression illness (DCI) following a dive has been attributed to the presence and quantity of gas bubbles called “vascular gas emboli” (VGE)...
05 February 2020
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Gradient Factor Calculations
Developed by decompression researcher Erik Baker in the 1990s, Gradient Factors (GF) are commonly used with Buhlmann decompression models to adjust for conservatism. GF are...
07 November 2019
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Identifying Decompression Risk Factors
What can we learn about the risk of decompression sickness (DCS) by examining actual dive profiles and their outcomes? Actually, quite a lot. That was the...
16 October 2019
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Women and Diving: Health Considerations
It may sound obvious, but it's still true: men and women are physically and physiologically different. This is of particular interest when it comes to...
By Sarah Egner
15 July 2019
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Medications and Fitness to Dive
Our medical staff often receive questions on whether it’s safe to dive while taking a particular medication. Even though their is not a straightforward answer...
By Brian Harper
28 September 2018
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Diving with diabetes: guidelines and latest research
For many years the medical community have advised against diving with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease which affects the endocrine system, the collection of glands...
14 September 2017
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Latex allergies and diving equipment
Statistics indicate that 1 to 6% of the general population is allergic to natural rubber latex, and in rare cases, reactions can be so violent...
By DAN Staff
16 May 2017
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PFO and diving
In June 2015, in Montreal, Canada, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) and DAN welcomed the most knowledgeable professionals to the Patent Foramen Ovale...
20 April 2017
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Marijuana and Fitness to Dive: The Experts’ Opinion
Marijuana, or cannabis, is one of the most commonly used recreational drugs in the world. Legal regulation of marijuana is continuing to develop in many...
By DAN Staff
28 February 2017
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Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Diving
It is not uncommon for divers to complain of pain or tenderness in the jaw, a headache or aching facial pain after diving. The gripping...
13 January 2017
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Eustachian tube dysfunction: the treatment with Balloon Tuboplasty
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a common clinical condition of the middle ear that can affect patients of all ages. The causes of ETD are...
01 August 2016
