Dive Medical Services Around the World
In DAN’s 44 years of managing emergency evacuations and claims for divers around the world, we are proud to have worked with many excellent care providers. The vast majority of […]
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FDA Prescription Exemption: Oxygen Fills for Emergency Use
There is a common misconception that oxygen cylinders can be filled only with a prescription. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows an exemption from the prescription […]
DAN Emergency Hotline Celebrates Five Years of New Zealand Operations
Divers know they can trust the DAN Emergency Hotline to provide crucial support during diving emergencies. Trained medics and physicians are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ensuring divers never have to face an emergency alone — no matter the time or location.
Andy Casagrande Member Story
Meet Andy Casagrande, an Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, producer, television host, and wildlife filmmaker who has been a proud DAN member for over 20 years. Hear Andy’s DAN member story.
Plura Cave Accident: Preliminary Analysis
As part of its injury and fatality monitoring initiatives, Divers Alert Network is in the process of collecting all necessary information to understand the events leading up to and potentially […]
Immersion Pulmonary Edema
During a dive, the cardio-pulmonary changes may provoke an immersion pulmonary edema (IPE/IPO) and increase drowning risk (Castagna et al, 2017). The increase in capillary transmural pressure, influenced by hemodynamic and breathing dynamics, is considered a key factor in the mechanism of IPE (MacIver and Clark, 2015).
Volunteer for DAN Research!
Be a volunteer diver for the 2024 DAN bubble study!
Anyone Can Cancel Any Dive At Any Time For Any Reason
One of the cornerstones of scuba diving (along with “always keep breathing”) is the fact that ANY diver can call off or end ANY dive for ANY reason at ANY […]
Abaco Cave Diver Evacuation
Just before Christmas, a DAN member who was diving in Abaco, Bahamas, experienced an incident that resulted in decompression illness. When he contacted DAN and tried to access the benefits […]
Alternobaric Vertigo
Divers and dive professionals should know how to recognize, avoid, and respond to vertigo underwater.
