Separated Divers
Diving and boating involve some level of risk. Good divers are skilled at risk-mitigation and management. When we fail to do this, we often neglect the risk imposed on our buddies and rescuers.
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Physioball Stability Exercises
Physioball exercises will help develop strong stabilizing muscles, which are beneficial for maneuvering in water and on a rocking boat. The exercises prime these muscles to act quickly and effectively if you need to catch your balance, thereby protecting the integrity of your joints. T
Carbon Monoxide Safety
What is a safe carbon monoxide (CO) level in our breathing air? Learn the effects of CO poisoning and how the limits are derived.
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Down in the Dumps
Dumpster diving is an actual thing. One diver shares her story of how her skills helped a county landfill.
What Drowning Really Looks Like
Drowning is not splashing about like you see in film and television. Learn the cues so you’re prepared next time you’re in the water.
Decompression Sickness While Freediving
Decompression sickness is a rarity in freediving. But one diver failed to see the signs and fully understand the seriousness of DCS.
Supporting Those Who Serve Underwater
David Fothergill’s research helps divers and submariners. He specializes in diving physiology before his focus broadened to include submariners and submarine medicine at Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) based at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Cardiovascular Disease and Diving
DAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions on cardiovascular disease and diving.
Keep Calm, and Be Prepared
Dive courses often prepare you for marine life stings. But are you prepared to treat insect stings? Thanks to emergency training, a scuba instructor was able to assist a woman who had a bee allergy.
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