My name is Mrs. Du Toit… DAN was there for me?
It is always a source of great joy for the DAN team to hear testimonials from our members. Therefore I want to share another DAN member story with you!
My husband and I were diving in Paindane Bay, Mozambique. We were busy launching the boat when a wave knocked me over and I landed underneath the boat. I was pinned between the boat and the sand. The next wave lifted the boat and it moved away from me. Immediately we realised we were in a lot of trouble being so far from our home in South Africa and also the consequences we had to face to get me to the nearest hospital and emergency room. My husband phoned the DAN hotline and one of the medics assisted him. After half an hour the diving charter transported me to Inhambane, and X-rays confirmed that I fractured my left pelvis bone and left hip bone. The medic and the DAN doctor phoned my husband by the hour to confirm how I was doing. DAN airlifted me the next morning with a jet (Rescue 911) plane from Inhambane and they brought me back to South Africa. A trauma doctor was on board and stabilised me before I was airlifted. DAN also arranged an ambulance to take me from Lanseria Airport to the Little Company of Mary Hospital where a doctor was awaiting my arrival. I was then booked into the intensive care unit (ICU).
DAN and staff, you were fantastic! Thank you for your assistance during this unfortunate accident and getting me back home where I could get the best treatment possible. Without your help, all of the above would not have been possible. You have a great team on board!
My husband and I were diving in Paindane Bay, Mozambique. We were busy launching the boat when a wave knocked me over and I landed underneath the boat. I was pinned between the boat and the sand. The next wave lifted the boat and it moved away from me. Immediately we realised we were in a lot of trouble being so far from our home in South Africa and also the consequences we had to face to get me to the nearest hospital and emergency room. My husband phoned the DAN hotline and one of the medics assisted him. After half an hour the diving charter transported me to Inhambane, and X-rays confirmed that I fractured my left pelvis bone and left hip bone. The medic and the DAN doctor phoned my husband by the hour to confirm how I was doing. DAN airlifted me the next morning with a jet (Rescue 911) plane from Inhambane and they brought me back to South Africa. A trauma doctor was on board and stabilised me before I was airlifted. DAN also arranged an ambulance to take me from Lanseria Airport to the Little Company of Mary Hospital where a doctor was awaiting my arrival. I was then booked into the intensive care unit (ICU).
DAN and staff, you were fantastic! Thank you for your assistance during this unfortunate accident and getting me back home where I could get the best treatment possible. Without your help, all of the above would not have been possible. You have a great team on board!
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Alert Diver and the DAN Blog is read almost exclusively by the DAN members. As such, important messages like Mrs. Du Toit’s do not reach non-members unless DAN members make the material available to them or talk to them about it. As such, I would really like to ask you, as a loyal DAN member, to tell your diving buddies about DAN and the value of being a DAN member. DAN is so much more than diving medical cover. DAN represents a culture of care, a heart for diving. It goes beyond helping in the occasional emergency towards serving and protecting the very enjoyment of this wonderful sport of diving!
We’d like to ask you a favour! Do you mind posting a Google Review via the DAN Google platform? It will be great if you can add any images you have with a DAN flag, t-shirt, sticker etc. or at your favourite dive shop or dive site. More importantly is the review! You can use this link https://bit.ly/dangooglereview
We look forward to reading your DAN review!
We’d like to ask you a favour! Do you mind posting a Google Review via the DAN Google platform? It will be great if you can add any images you have with a DAN flag, t-shirt, sticker etc. or at your favourite dive shop or dive site. More importantly is the review! You can use this link https://bit.ly/dangooglereview
We look forward to reading your DAN review!
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