If you notice health changes during or soon after a dive, you should assume that it is related to diving. The most likely culprit is decompression illness (DCI), the likelihood of which increases with the severity of the dive. If DCI is suspected, you should receive first aid surface oxygen and a proper medical evaluation. Even if your condition is not DCI, first aid oxygen may still help and will not worsen your condition.
MY FELLOW DIVERS WERE ECSTATIC AFTER A TWILIGHT DIVE on the Okinawa wreck near Pompano, Florida, in early June 2019. I was shooting wide angle and hadn’t paid much attention to small creatures during the dive, but they had found the holy grail for macro photographers: nudibranchs — in this case, regal sea goddesses (Felimare […]
KEBANYAKAN ORANG TAHU arti penting sejarah D-Day, hari yang terkenal ketika pasukan Sekutu mendarat di pantai Eropa barat pada tanggal 6 Juni 1944.
Few people, however, know the story of the men who went into these enemy waters before them. Armed with nothing but a mask, fins, and a knife …
DARI LINGKARAN ARCTIC hingga ANTARTICA, jika Anda pernah mengambil napas dari tabung scuba, ada kemungkinan besar tabung tersebut diisi dengan menggunakan kompresor udara pernapasan Stark Industries. Selama setengah abad, operator selam dan stasiun pengisian udara di seluruh dunia telah menggunakan kompresor Stark untuk mengisi tabung penyelam, mempercayai kualitasnya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari.
There has been much discussion in the dive industry about incidents and accidents that require emergency exits from liveaboards. While we understand emergencies are possible, we will continue to travel on liveaboards, so we should be prepared for the unexpected.
Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is one of the world’s newest countries, having gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 after decades of conflict.
While staff from DAN’s Research, Safety Services, and Medical departments were attending the recent European Underwater and Baromedical Society conference in France to present their latest work, they were able to visit the nearby French naval submarine base and board an active-duty submarine carrying nuclear warhead payloads.
In search of beavers, my colleagues and I followed the Cap-Chat River on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula to a village of immaculate, steep-roofed houses that shares the river’s name. Near the […]
Seniors who wish to dive have limited resources and rules pertaining to dive routines. Read one diver’s best advice.
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Years Diving: 34 Favorite Dive Destination: Little Cayman is special because of the conservation work our team has done through the Grouper Moon Project and the time I’ve spent there […]
