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Health & Medicine

WEBMedical Services. DAN’s medical services are available to divers, dive professionals and health care providers. We offer continuing medical education, an emergency hotline, …

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Health Resources

WEBThis collection of online resources provides valuable information about the most important aspects of diver health and safety. Relevant to experienced divers and new divers alike, …

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Medical Services

WEBDAN’s medical services are available to divers, dive professionals and health care providers. We offer continuing medical education, an emergency hotline, medical …

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Diseases & Conditions

WEBImplications for diving are included for the diver, the dive operator and the physician. If you cannot find an answer to your question or want to learn more, call us on the DAN …

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Guidelines for Lifelong Medical Fitness to Dive

WEBDIVERS ALERT NETWORK has published a reference document to promote medical fitness to dive throughout divers’ lives. Intended to be used by divers, …

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Decompression Illness

WEBDecompression illness affects scuba divers, aviators, astronauts and compressed-air workers. The main risk factor for DCI is a reduction in ambient pressure, but other risk …

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Guidelines for Diabetes and Recreational Diving

WEBBlood glucose (BG) ≥150 mg·dL-1 (8.3 mmol·L-1), stable or rising, before entering the water. complete a minimum of three pre-dive BG tests to evaluate trends. Sixty minutes, …

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Guidelines for Lifelong Medical Fitness to Dive

WEBTo promote divers’ medical fitness to dive throughout their lives, DAN created and published the Guidelines for Lifelong Medical Fitness to Dive. This document, which is intended to …

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Juggling Physical Exercise and Diving

WEBTiming of Exercise During Diving. Physical activity during the dive also has a direct impact on decompression safety. 4,5,6,9 Exercise during the compression and bottom phase …

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Decompression Sickness

WEBDecompression Sickness. Decompression sickness (DCS) is an unwanted outcome of diving. Measures to mitigate the risk of DCS have to be a part of every dive. This booklet …

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Dive Assistance Packages

WEBDAN World’s dive accident assistance package is an affordable way for divers to obtain coverage against the costs of dive injuries that are often left uncovered by typical health …

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Membership & Coverage

WEBDAN offers divers affordable options to be covered in the event of a diving accident/illness with emergency medical evacuation assistance as well as coverage for treatment costs …

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Emergency Assistance

WEBPlease do not call the emergency hotline with membership or insurance questions. For answers to those inquires, call us at +1-202-470-0929 (English) or +52-55-8421-9866 …

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Bonaire Inspires Hope for the Future of Coral

WEBBonaire Inspires Hope for the Future of Coral. June 15, 2022 By Kaila Yu. Elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata) are robust and make excellent coral restoration …

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