Travel Plans Interrupted
A diver frequently experienced headaches after dives, but didn’t think much of it. Weeks before a big trip, a doctor’s appointment revealed a brain tumor. DAN helped the family cancel their trip easily.
Alert Diver Issue: Q4 2015
Gradient Factors
While dive computers are helpful, they are limited in predicting decompression stress. Dive computers track dive profiles but don’t integrate in other factors. Read more about the limitations of dive computers.
Children and Diving
What are the real concerns with children and diving? Our experts discuss this often controversial topic to find out how well children can handle the pressure.
Timing Exercise and Diving
DAN medics and researchers answer your questions about dive medicine.
The Social Psychology of Safe Diving
A culture of dive safety is incredibly important to keep everyone safe and make the sport truly enjoyable. But pressures from other people can diminish someone’s personal responsibilities. Read more.
The Southern Red Sea
Flowing into the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea is a vast body of water and is an oasis of marine beauty. View this photo diary and get inspired by the Red Sea.
End-of-Life Care
DAN’s Basic Life Support and First Aid course teaches how to keep people alive during an emergency. However, those skills are translatable in other scenarios, like palliative care.
Tasmania
Tasmania is marketed as a place “like nowhere else on Earth” — and that is no exaggeration. Read one diver’s experiences of diving and exploring Tasmania.
Good Fortune After Bad
A diver experienced nausea, vomiting and other severe symptoms hours after a dive. Read more about the incident and how it was handled.
Truth North
Norway’s coast and the northward Norwegian Sea offer experienced divers unique experiences like polar bears, seals and more. Read more about diving in Norway.
