Medics Swap to Strengthen DAN’s Emergency Hotline
The DAN Emergency Hotline provides 24/7 emergency medical assistance to divers around the world, free of charge and regardless of DAN membership status.
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The DAN Emergency Hotline provides 24/7 emergency medical assistance to divers around the world, free of charge and regardless of DAN membership status.
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DAN members should be aware that there are emergency service providers who are more motivated by profit than patient well-being. People who have just experienced a dive accident are vulnerable and may not be thinking as clearly as they otherwise would be. Injured divers are rarely familiar with the local “system” for hyperbaric care and may be susceptible to advice from whoever offers it.
Juste avant Noël, un membre de DAN plongeant à Abaco, aux Bahamas, a été victime d’un incident qui a entraîné une maladie de décompression. Lorsqu'il a contacté DAN pour bénéficier des avantages de son adhésion et de son assurance, il n'a pas reçu le niveau de service attendu. Bien que nous soyons encore en train de collecter des informations sur la réponse de DAN à cet incident, nous pouvons offrir le contexte suivant pour compléter ce qui a été précédemment rapporté.
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