Pros Choose DAN Liability Insurance
It’s also a great time to see why more pros and businesses than ever before are choosing DAN Risk Retention Group. Check out this video about DAN RRG’s liability program.
Diver Health & Safety
Highlighting DAN Medical Services
DAN’s new video highlights some of the ways DAN is here to help divers — before, during, and after emergencies.
24/7 Emergency Hotline
DAN Travelers Medical Guide Now Available
Created to help divers, boaters, and adventure travelers recognize and manage various travel-related illnesses and injuries, this digital guide explains common symptoms, illnesses, and treatments in an easy-to-understand manner.
“DAN members are active explorers, and they know that traveling the world requires knowledge and preparation,” said DAN president and CEO Bill Ziefle. “This new edition of the Travelers Medical Guide was designed to help our members stay safe wherever they go.”
The Barracuda Dive
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Kyo Liu
Diver with barracuda.
Readers of my Scuba books often say how useful they find the stories I tell to illustrate key messages. The stories are all true. I wish I could say I made them up, but I am not that creative. Fortunately, life tends to be able to conjure up real situations that are far more instructive than those I could ever invent.
Be a Better Divemaster: Apply Human Factors
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Courtesy of Michael Mason
and Peter Symes
Photo courtesy of Michael Mason
Human factors is about making it easier to do the right thing and harder to do the wrong thing. Therefore, for divemasters, human factors is about making it easier for them and their divers to do the right thing and harder to do the wrong thing.
DAN Asks for Donations in Support of Care for Injured Divers
Donate today at DAN.org/Give to support:
ON-SITE FIRST AID
DAN’s first aid training and oxygen grant programs prepare divers and dive professionals worldwide to act quickly and effectively to assist injured divers.
EXPERT MEDICAL CARE
DAN’s continuing medical education courses empower doctors and other health care professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to treat divers.
ACCESS TO CHAMBERS
DAN Announces Livestreaming, In-Booth Safety Consultations at DEMA Show 2021
Tune in for talks about advances in postdive bubble monitoring, emergency action planning, managing unusual dive accidents, and more. See the streaming schedule here.
DAN Enhances Return To Diving Guide With Video
Available at DAN.org/Return, the guide has helped thousands of people get back in the water safely in the past few months. Now, this new video brings the guide to life, highlighting the essential elements of a safe and successful return to diving after time away.
Debunking DCS - Myths & Misconceptions
Because DCS isn’t the most straightforward diving injury, myths and misconceptions about it tend to arise. DAN is committed to continually educating divers about it, and we’ve decided to clarify a few of the most common misconceptions about it to ensure that all divers are better able to recognize DCS, respond to it and get the treatment they need in time.
Stings & Scrapes - Part 1
While the most exotic of these potentially dangerous organisms are fairly well known, the more mundane sometimes cause uncertainty. Know what’s most likely to cause an injury on your next dive so you can relax and enjoy making bubbles.
In part one of this two-part series we’ll refresh your knowledge of wound care and treating common marine stings; next month we’ll cover injuries that involve scrapes, bites and penetrating wounds.