Wildfires and Breathing Gas Quality
Divers and dive operators may wonder about the effects of wildfires on divers’ breathing gas. Fortunately it seems cylinders can still be safely filled.
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Recognizing and Preventing Barotrauma
Dive professionals must become proficient at recognizing signs of barotrauma and helping divers prevent it.
What’s in Your Air?
Choosing a reputable dive operation with a reliable safety record is important for ensuring your personal safety while diving — even if you rely on them for nothing more than […]
DAN Liability: Committed to a Stable Future
When you purchase liability insurance from DAN, you’re backed by more than an insurance policy. You’re supported by an organization that has been helping divers for over 40 years. In […]
Medically Unnecessary Procedures: A Member Alert
DAN has become aware of several instances in which medical providers subjected injured divers to medically unnecessary diagnostic testing before administering definitive care.
Can You Recognize IPE?
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal leakage of fluid from the bloodstream into the alveoli, the microscopic air sacs in the lungs. It is most often the result of heart failure […]
Use DAN’s Free Dive Safety Resources
As part of its mission to promote dive safety, DAN has made available numerous e-learning courses, videos, planning tools, and other resources for divers and dive professionals.
Toughing It Out Is Dangerous
A diver’s symptoms went from bad to worse when he continued diving despite not feeling well. A strong downcurrent complicated things further.
How Are Your Divers Feeling?
Dive professionals can enhance divers’ safety through compliance with safety protocols, having emergency action plans in place, keeping an eye on their divers, and recognizing — and decisively responding to — signs of DCS.
Discerning, Diagnosing, and Dealing With Symptoms
A diver learned some valuable lessons after getting into trouble many hours offshore. Having an excellent dive buddy, paying attention to any unusual symptoms, and ensuring whoever is leading your dive is qualified and following appropriate standards are vital.
