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Travel Smarter: PRE-TRIP VACCINATIONS
June 2nd, 2020
Protecting yourself from disease involves not only staying in good shape, getting enough sleep, maintaining adequate nutrition and hydration and practising proper hygiene but also ensuring you are up ... Read More
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Diving After COVID 19: What Divers Need to Know
May 29th, 2020
Watch the doctors from DAN Medical Services discuss what divers need to know about diving after COVID-19....... Read More
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New Health Declaration Form Sample Addressing C-19 Issues
May 25th, 2020
Before undertaking any diving activity, from try dives to dive courses and programmes, dive excursions or explorations, all divers will be asked by the diving centre to fill in some documents.One of t... Read More
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Preparing to Dive in the New Normal
May 15th, 2020
Watch as the DAN America Director of Hyperbaric and Underwater Safety, Francois Burman, and Risk Mitigation Coordinator, Chloe Strauss, go live to answer some of our most frequently asked questions ab... Read More
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Caissons, Compressed-Air work and Deep Tunnelling
May 14th, 2020
During construction, the working spaces, or caissons, are pressurised with compressed air to keep out groundwater, and laborers (known as sandhogs) pass though pressure locks into and out of the caiss... Read More
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Diving and Hepatitis C
May 14th, 2020
Divers encounter situations that involve sharing masks, snorkels, helmets and alternate air sources. It is reasonable to be concerned about sharing equipment with a diver who has HCV. A diver’s saliva... Read More
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The New Pointy end of Diving
May 11th, 2020
Freediving is now the fastest growing
segment of diving and is attracting a new audience of people who love the water and are into
fitness, self-improvement and mind-body awareness — in addition to th... Read More
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Effects of Aspirin on Diving
May 11th, 2020
Aspirin is a potent medication that has antithrombotic effects by affecting platelet function. Platelets play an important role in the clotting function. This effect can be seen with low doses of aspi... Read More
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Out of the Blue
May 10th, 2020
People take pictures to render a scene with a literal perspective or as a medium to translate an abstract concept or feeling. I have spoken to photographer friends, read articles, and written many wor... Read More
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Covid-19 Research
May 7th, 2020
Hear the truth about Research on COVID-19 and its potential implications for diving straight from the DAN America Director of Research, Frauke Tillmans, Ph.D. (Originally streamed on Facebook Live May... Read More
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Research and Outreach
May 7th, 2020
“Data we gather on these projects is important, but our opportunity for outreach is priceless.” Studies have revealed that several external factors, including cold water, exercise and high work of bre... Read More
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Stock your First-Aid Kit
May 7th, 2020
Start with the Essentials
Commercially available first-aid kits for divers will provide you with a reasonable array of supplies that can be upgraded or augmented according to your circumstances ... Read More
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FAQs Answered: Disinfecting Scuba Equipment
May 6th, 2020
View the video of DAN's Risk Mitigation team talk about the importance of effectively disinfecting your scuba equipment. They will also discuss ways you can prepare to clean and disinfect gear in the ... Read More
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Shooter: Douglas Seifert
May 6th, 2020
The Endless Summer of Douglas SeifertIntroduction by Stephen FrinkPhotos by Douglas SeifertAlert Diver MagazineMaybe there was something in the water. Douglas David Seifert learned to swim at what isn... 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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The Art of the Underwater Selfie
May 6th, 2020
By Ivana Orlovic Kranjcivana.photographyAlert Diver MagazineI think photography is the most powerful way to promote the amazing underwaterworld to nondivers. I started taking underwater selfies to cle... Read More
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The Logistics of Exploration
May 6th, 2020
A key safety feature of the dive operations was a commercial wet diving bell. A 70-page standard operating procedure (SOP) document outlined the expedition’s safety protocols.
Only four divers would b... Read More
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COVID-19: Surface Survival Times
May 4th, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent pandemic has altered the way we approach the world. By learning about how long the virus that causes this disease can survive on various surfaces, divers can bette... Read More
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COVID-19 & Diving Activities: 10 Safety Recommendations
May 2nd, 2020
This is a period of great uncertainty for everyone, and the diving industry makes no exception. Over the past few weeks we have received a number of questions from dive operators and professionals on ... Read More
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Dive Operations and COVID-19: Prepping for Return
May 2nd, 2020
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY STAFF FROM COVID-19For employees, the general COVID-19 safety recommendations, as published by the WHO and CDC, apply. The use of protective face masks and gloves should be consid... Read More
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Diving in the Era of COVID-19
May 1st, 2020
The following is an article written by Dr. Douglas Ebersole - physician, technical dive instructor, and a recovered COVID-19 patient. As a medical advisor to the training agency RAID, he was asked to ... Read More
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Press Release
April 30th, 2020
DURHAM, NC – April 21, 2020 – It is with great sadness that Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) announces the passing of its former vice president of research, Richard D. Vann, Ph.D.Dr. Vann was an esteemed ... Read More
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Part 2: COVID-19 Business Support Review
April 28th, 2020
During this crisis what has been highlighted for most business owners is the access to resources and information available to assist with general, business and financial information. Whether you are ... Read More
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EUBS-ECHM Position Statement on Diving Activities
April 27th, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts not only the general healthcare system but also ambulance and first aid providers, there is a general agreement that risk-taking activities and sports should take this... Read More
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