Divers Blog Post Type
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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).
Be a volunteer diver for the 2024 DAN bubble study!
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 […]
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 […]
Divers and dive professionals should know how to recognize, avoid, and respond to vertigo underwater.
Divers Alert Network (DAN) and University of California San Diego (UCSD) are sponsoring a survey that will collect data from breath-hold divers regarding their experience(s) with lung injuries while training […]
