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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dr Marshall discusses the symptoms and consequences of diving under the influence of alcohol and Class A or Class B drugs. Recreational scuba diving is enjoyable and it is meant...
The body’s physiological response to high pressure during immersion. Have you ever been bothered by any of this during your scuba dive? Gettin’ narced, equalization problems,...
Following the first article, published last month, we keep presenting the research findings which came out from "The Science of Diving", final conference of the scientific project...
The study of data collected in the first research campaign of DAN Europe’s Diving Safety Laboratory (DSL) “Flying bubbles” project has concluded. The results are...
As published in past articles of Alert Diver, microbes from different sources, transmitted via diving equipment, can be a true threat to scuba divers. In fact,...
Diving grants us a great freedom to explore. It offers the opportunity to experience what most people see only on film. As terrestrial creatures, we...
Hold your breath: DAN Europe received a prestigious recognition for their work in the field of apnea diving, thanks to valid findings in the correlated...
It’s winter; and still a handful of European divers continue diving regardless of the cold temperatures that have enveloped Europe. You get out of the...