High-Intensity Interval Training
Rev up your training with high-intensity interval training sessions! What’s the big deal? Learn more about these strength-building sessions. It’s time to hit it!
Alert Diver Issue: Q3 2013
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island boasts fantastic shipwrecks, stunning marine life and more. There are plenty of photo opportunities both underwater and above. Read more about traveling to Vancouver Island and how to dive it.
Descent into Darkness
Way below where the light touches, live interesting marine critters — some would even say creepy. Read more about what lurks beneath the darkness.
Lacerated in Baja
While in Mexico’s Baja peninsula, a freediver experienced a bad cut on his had from his speargun. It was caused by lack of attention and hurt badly. Thankfully, DAN was there to help.
Public Safety Diving
Public safety diving consists of team members who may be EMTs, firefighters, lifeguards, law enforcement officers and more. Public safety diving is notoriously dangerous and hard work.
Conservative Diving
A conservative mentality to diving and risk mitigation may help deter decompression sickness. Learn more about conservative diving.
Acclimatization
Acclimatization is the adaptation to natural exposure, but could this apply and alter decompression stress? One research team looked at how acclimatization and repeatedly diving could impact someone’s predisposition to decompression sickness.
Rapid Ascent, Rapid Response
A diver was having difficulty breathing and had extreme fatigue, numbness and a host of other symptoms. He may have had an arterial gas embolism (AGE). Read more about how a rescuer used his skills to help the diver.
Why Might Diving Make Exercise Seem Easier?
DAN medics and researchers answer your questions about dive medicine.
A Different Kind of Souvenir
Dengue fever is a mosquito-born infection and infection rates are rising in certain parts of the world. A diver unfortunately contracted dengue fever while on a trip.