Posts with the category “alert-diver-spring-editions”
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Mismatched Scuba Valves to Cylinder Outlets
September 16th, 2023
While a valve with a M25 thread may initially appear to fit a ¾-inch NPSM cylinder neck, it will necessitate more force to tighten and likely not seal correctly, requiring significant over tightening ... Read More
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Diver and Dive Operator Ethics
April 30th, 2023
Financial incentives and kind behaviour kept us from noticing significant and concerning signs. Dive staff and professionals need to pay extra attention to checking every medical form, and staff membe... Read More
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Great White Scavengers
June 13th, 2022
White sharks actually earned their name during the whaling era because fishermen saw flashes of their white undersides as they ate whale carcasses. As a scientist, it’s cool when your observations and... Read More
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Marfan Syndrome Recommendations.
April 7th, 2022
Medications and your baseline wellness are also worth reviewing. Some medications may have adverse reactions that may be a contraindication to diving. Your daily wellness is a necessary consideration,... Read More
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Concussion and Return to Diving
April 7th, 2022
The best recommendation is to focus on your recovery and not resume diving during this period. Determining your seizure risk after your head injury is necessary before consideration for a return to di... Read More
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Going Up
April 7th, 2022
Every night as the sun slips below the horizon, countless aquatic creatures begin migrating up from the deep in what is quite possibly the greatest show on Earth. Seeking nourishment in shallow water... Read More
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A Hole in My Heart
April 7th, 2022
During the summer of 2019, our group visited Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Michigan to dive the historic shipwrecks from the late 1800s that rest nearly intact in 160 to 200 fe... Read More
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High-Pressure Hose injuries
April 7th, 2022
When we first learn the basics of high pressures in hoses and cylinders, we are aware of the potential for serious injury to ourselves and those around us. If hoses fail, the results can be ear-shatte... Read More
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Mexico’s Sardine Run
April 7th, 2022
Finding a submerged ball of sardines in the open ocean is extremely unlikely by happenstance. Successful encounters occur when divers adopt the same protocols as the seasoned skippers of the sportfish... Read More
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A Sense of Purpose
April 2nd, 2022
Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D. As co-executive director of the nonprofit Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) she oversees the Volunteer Fish Survey Project, one of the world’s largest an... Read More
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Short but Beautiful Lives
March 30th, 2022
Nudibranchs are jewelry of the sea — beautiful creatures blessed with unimaginable colors and shapes. Regal sea goddesses have navy blue bodies inscribed with yellow lines and often polka dots.... Read More
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The Argonaut Octopus and the jellyfish
March 30th, 2022
The form of a shelled argonaut octopus clutching a jellyfish takes shape just as the odd couple breaks the surface and bobs in a ring of ripples. Before I can catch my breath, the octopus dives, easil... Read More
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Pool Operation: Know Before you Go
March 30th, 2022
The challenge is keeping the balance in an ever-changing environment. Any pool built for public use, whether at an aquatic complex or a hotel, should have a certified pool operator (CPO) who has the k... Read More
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Titan Meets Titanic
March 30th, 2022
Rush understood that the Titanic is the rare underwater site that billions of people recognize and would draw both interest and funding to his efforts. Once OceanGate decided to take people to the Tit... Read More
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Pulmonary Hypertension and Diving
March 30th, 2022
A person’s preexisting condition and exercise intolerance will affect the heart and lungs’ ability to perform underwater. Various factors while underwater lead to intravascular volume shifts to the ce... Read More
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Laryngospasm and Anxiety
March 30th, 2022
If water entered the larynx, the epiglottis’ natural response would be to close the airways to prevent aspiration. The larynx would reflexively trigger coughing to expel the fluid, or you would try to... Read More
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Not Only for Diving
March 30th, 2022
The training style DAN uses — repeating skills and information as building blocks to the next topic — gave me a reliable memory bank of the steps for first aid and neurological assessment. I easily re... Read More
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More Than a Sore Shoulder
March 30th, 2022
When reflecting on what likely went wrong, I realized that my 15 minutes of cold decompression after 45 minutes of comfortably warm ongassing at depth was a textbook case of what not to do. While it w... Read More
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Low-Visibility Diving
March 30th, 2022
It can be a fun experience to dive without seeing anything. When you need to rely totally on your ears and hands, you will be surprised by how quickly your body can adjust to the new situation.
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Building Better Balance
March 26th, 2022
Most activities that keep you on your feet naturally help you maintain balance, but the targeted exercises in this circuit can further improve your stability. These unilateral exercises isolate each s... Read More
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Underwater Photographer: Fred Buyle
March 26th, 2022
Mark Addison had luck freediving with sharks in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of South Africa. He had discovered that if we waited for warm, clear water to come in over the pinnacles, we might e... Read More
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Underwater Smartphone Photography
March 26th, 2022
Smartphones with underwater housings have some advantages over large camera rigs, such as the ability to fit in smaller environments. You can use this advantage to get angles of the subjects that othe... Read More
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Chasing Weeds
March 26th, 2022
Sargassum is a floating, golden-brown macroalgae with pearl-sized air bladders that resemble grapes buoying thick leaves. Wind and waves weave together the leaves to form large, nearly impenetrable ma... Read More
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Scuba Cylinder Rundown
March 26th, 2022
When choosing an appropriate cylinder size, consider factors such as the cylinder’s weight, your gas consumption rate, anticipated dive profile, personal comfort, and how much gas your buddy may need ... Read More
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Celebrating Young and Old in Turks and Caicos
March 26th, 2022
West Caicos provided great sites for all ages, especially the Gully, with barracuda, sharks, turtles, stingrays, groupers, cowfish, and more. But in my opinion the best of the best is The Dome, which... Read More
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When Should the Rescue Begin?
March 26th, 2022
When things go wrong, an effective rescue is vital for a favorable outcome. Most rescue diver courses teach students basic techniques to apply after something goes wrong, but better courses also provi... Read More
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Sunscreen and Coral
March 3rd, 2021
Sunscreen pollution is a serious threat to the world’s coral reefs causing fast degradation. But, divers can combat the effects of this pollution with simple steps.... Read More
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Acoustic Neuroma
July 3rd, 2020
When considering diving, there are several issues to address: preexisting partial deafness and the risk of complete hearing loss due to barotrauma, physical or functional impairments that may interfer... Read More
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Hip Fractures
July 3rd, 2020
The industry standard for a return to diving after any fracture is for your doctor to release you for full and unrestricted activity, including contact sports, and then have an additional convalescent... Read More
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Diving at Altitude
July 3rd, 2020
Many dive computers have a barometer or pressure sensor that samples the pressure when you turn them on at the dive site. A drawback to this feature is it senses the pressure of only where you are.... Read More
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Partner Exercises
July 3rd, 2020
Among the possible reasons for sticking with a program involving a partner may be the fun, accountability, motivation or pre-planning to prioritise in an otherwise busy schedule.... Read More
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Dive Boat Fire Safety
July 3rd, 2020
Two recent tragic boat fires in popular dive regions have once again illustrated that not all accidents happen during a dive. While rare, fires on dive boats can start from a variety of causes, inclu... Read More
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Travel Smarter: Don’t Cancel, Reschedule Instead
July 3rd, 2020
An unintended consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020 is disruption to the travel sector. If you have a dive trip booked in the next few months and are not certain the trip will hap... Read More
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DAN Member Profile: Mehgan Heaney-Grier
July 3rd, 2020
I've been a DAN member since 1996. My work and explorations into unknown waters come with a certain amount of risk. While the circumstances encountered in the field may not be within my control, the p... Read More
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The Philippines at its Finest
May 6th, 2020
Dauin is a peaceful beach village about 30 minutes by car from Dumaguete City (and its airport) on the southern coast of the island of Negros, about 500 miles south of Manila. The Philippines has more... Read More
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Physioball Stability Exercises
March 31st, 2020
The added weight of scuba gear raises your center of gravity, making your body less stable. That is why a small roll of a boat or an uneven step can have a larger than usual impact when you’re standin... Read More
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Africa Dust
March 29th, 2020
We still do not know what ingredients in African dust kill coral, but let’s hope that the increased focus on coral health will bring funding for the research necessary to unravel the mystery of this t... Read More
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Diving after Dental surgery
March 28th, 2020
When a tooth is damaged or decayed, air may enter but have no way of being equalized. The diver may experience tooth pain (barodontalgia) during descent as the air compresses with depth and/or on the ... Read More
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Delayed Off-Gassing
March 28th, 2020
A condition or injury that compromises the blood supply to tissues may theoretically impair inert gas uptake and elimination.... Read More
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Diving with Multiple Medications
March 28th, 2020
If you are taking a new medication, plan to wait a month before diving to understand how the medication affects you and your condition. If you experience drowsiness, delayed response or any other inab... Read More
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