Can you scuba dive or freedive if you are overweight? Learn how body weight, fitness, cardiovascular health and medical screening affect diving safety.
Can You Scuba Dive or Freedive If You Are Overweight? Read More »
DAN explains why a hot tub or hot shower right after diving can raise decompression sickness risk, and how long divers should wait before warming up
Why That Post-Dive Hot Tub Could Be More Dangerous Than It Feels Read More »
Ear injuries are the leading cause of health complaints among scuba divers, according to Divers Alert Network (DAN). The most common by far is middle ear barotrauma (MEBT). Most cases are mild, heal spontaneously, and are never reported, though in
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Of all the skills covered during scuba training, few are as fundamental or as frequently underestimated as equalizing the ears. Divers Alert Network describes middle-ear equalization as one of the most important skills a diver can develop. In divers with
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When 40°C Is More Dangerous Than 50°C When a summer weather report tells you it is 35°C outside, it is only giving you half the story. The number on the thermometer measures air temperature in the shade with no wind
Heat, Humidity, and Diving: What Europe’s Heatwaves Can Teach Divers Read More »
Wreck Diving’s Invisible Risk Sunken ships are magnets for adventure. From coral-covered freighters in the Red Sea to historic warships resting in deeper waters, wrecks offer some of the most exciting diving experiences on the planet. But amid the fascination
Hidden Danger Beneath the Rust: Why Every Diver Should Take Tetanus Seriously Read More »
A new wave of expert analysis is shedding light on the possible causes behind the fatal Maldives diving accident that killed five Italian divers earlier this week — a tragedy already considered one of the deadliest diving incidents in the
Experts Point to Oxygen Toxicity and Panic in Deadly Maldives Dive Tragedy Read More »
A UK coroner has concluded that immersion pulmonary oedema (IPO) was the likely factor behind the death of a diver who panicked after surfacing during a training dive at Capernwray Diving Centre in Lancashire. The incident involved 52-year-old Mark Powell,
Coroner Says IPO Caused Diver’s Fatal Panic After Surfacing Read More »
For nearly two decades, Vincent Meurice says he has lived without the panic attacks that once disrupted his daily life. Surprisingly, he does not credit medication or a breakthrough therapy session for the change. Instead, he points to something far
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Two divers complete the same dive on the same day — same depth, same bottom time, same ascent rate, same surface interval. One surfaces fine. The other develops decompression sickness. It is a scenario that plays out in hyperbaric chambers
Why Does Decompression Sickness Strike Some Divers and Not Others? Read More »
