Tag: DAN scuba
DAN – Stick to the Truth on Your Medical Form
One
of the best things about scuba diving is that it can be enjoyed by people with
a wide range of abilities, but as...
The Mammalian Dive Reflex and Freediving Safety
Depth record
for sperm whales: 7,380 feet
Depth record
for elephant seals: 7,835 feet
Depth record
for humans: 702...
DAN – ER First, Chamber Second
Two
divers bob in the swell, their surface marker buoy deployed, waiting on a
pickup from their dive boat. After an 80-foot wall dive...
DAN – Why You Should Take a Rescue Diver Course
You don’t need the endurance of a Navy SEAL or a desire to
jump into the conditions shown in The
Perfect Storm to be...
DIVERS ALERT NETWORK STANDARDIZES GLOBAL FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAMS
As
Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) endeavors to advance safe
diving worldwide, efforts to enhance the services available in the Asia-Pacific
region are well underway. Over...
DAN – Emergency Action Plans
Why You Need to Create a Personal
EAP
After you’ve sprinted to your gate and experienced the sweet relief of
making...
DAN Board Chair Kathy Weydig Selected as Beneath the Sea Diver...
Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) congratulates Captain Kathy Weydig,
the chair of its board of directors, for being selected as Beneath the Sea’s Diver
of...
DAN – Diving at Night
The ocean is a mystifying place, and when the sun goes down,
the allure only intensifies. At night, the ocean more closely resembles...
DAN Welcomes Craig Cook, M.D., To Its Board of Directors
Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) is pleased to announce that Craig
Cook, M.D., has joined its board of directors. Cook specializes in anesthesiology,
undersea and...
Dive Longer, Dive Safer – Know Your Nitrox
When you’ve spent hundreds of hours preparing for your dream dive, travelling to a new destination, or hoping to see that elusive...
