It’s important to know how to handle suspected cases of DCS. The appropriate action can make a huge difference to a diver’s chances of full recovery.
Divers don’t know they have a PFO until they are tested, and this is often following a hit with DCI. Dr Douglas Ebersole provides a great insight into PFO’s.
Even with a sound understanding of how pressure affects divers’ ears and practical knowledge of equalisation techniques, divers still experience ear problems. DAN shares a few of the most common and some tips for avoiding and managing them. Middle-Ear Barotrauma Middle-ear barotrauma (MEBT) is the most common dive injury. It occurs when pressure in the air space of the […]
A condition experienced by divers and swimmers, immersion pulmonary oedema (IPO) is the sudden development of fluid in the lungs.
After missing a cruise ship departure, a diver had no choice but to fly to meet the ship at next port – 4 hours after diving. “Should I be worried?”
Ask DAN: Vertigo. I was recently diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). If my symptoms are resolved, am I able to dive?
The experts at DAN provide advice on returning to diving after undergoing surgery – when can one safely return to diving after general surgeries?
How to treat sea urchin stings. Sea urchin puncture wounds can have a torpid evolution that perpetuates for months after the puncture.
This month we’re proud to launch a new partnership with DAN Worldwide. Each month, the DAN ® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions. I understand that feeling tired after a dive may be a symptom of decompression sickness, but I almost always feel tired after diving. Should I be concerned? The […]
Booking travel post covid. What you need to know before you go – entry requirements. What happens if you get sick overseas. What countries might be opening soon.
