Informative and educational scuba diving blogs and vlogs from the world of diving medicine and scuba diving instruction
DAN open new Academy of Dive Medicine in Indonesia This August, DAN’s Academy of Dive Medicine, supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy
Back in March, we attended the GO Diving Show at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre, Warwickshire. If you haven’t been already, it’s a great
Audrey Cudel discusses hand signals when diving, and the differences between the recreational and the technical diving fraternities. The Allure of the Silent World When landlubbers
Travelling the world through a camera lens, transitioning from film to digital, and some of the biggest challenges he has faced. Photographs courtesy of Daniel
Maggie Muurmans and Skye van der Vlies take a closer look at sea slugs and nudibranch, which are often overlooked by community members on the
The Divemaster and I surfaced, surprised at our distance from shore, with the dive boat nowhere in sight. We spent the next five hours seasick,
Decompression sickness (DCS) is one of the most-common problems reported to Divers Alert Network (DAN), and although scuba diving accidents are rare, it’s important to
Q: On a recent dive trip I touched a sponge and was not wearing gloves. The next morning I woke up with my hand swollen
We chat to the world-renowned wreck explorer, technical diver and TV presenter about his epic roll call of shipwreck dives, his identification of the German
Sawaki Kodo Roshi, a 20th century Japanese Zen Master, once said: ‘Loss is gain and gain is loss’. Well, I lost my phone in Bali
The Maldives are home to some of the mostbreathtaking marine life in the world, and one of the highlights for many visitors is the chance
Social pressure is nearly unavoidable in group sports and activities. By simply participating, we open ourselves up to positive and negative peer pressure that can alter
Q: My son and I have been mapping the bottom of a quarry. We did several dives last weekend; each was to about 9m and
My buddy and I dived six out of seven days on my last dive trip. Our profile allowed an hour of dive time with two-tank
Equalising Difficulty When Wearing a Hood Q: If I am not wearing a hood, I have no problems equalising my ears. When I wear a
We chat to the ‘Mother of Sharks’, technical and cave diver – and GO Diving Show 2023 Main Stage speaker Cristina Zenato – about sharks,
The Midlands Diving Chamber is one of the busiest chambers in the UK, not only working with divers suffering from DCI, but also treating all
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
This is the case of one of our divers who came for treatment, they have kindly written it up and gave us permission to publish:
Welcome to the first of many of the Midlands Diving Chamber Diaries. We aim to dispel the myths, taboos and any worries about your time
My son is on the autism spectrum and wants to learn how to scuba dive. Will his autism be a problem? Everyone with autism is
It’s amazing how many divers do not know how to access hyperbaric treatment either in the UK or overseas. Being a landlocked facility in a
I am a certified open-water diver and a cancer survivor. To facilitate repeat chemotherapy, surgeons installed a port just under the skin in the upper
Divers Alert Network’s Emergency Hotline is available to everyone — free of charge — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Here are the
Every morning I walk my backyard looking for Zen. It’s not that I have Zen in my mind to find Zen, one cannot find something that
JUST REMEMBER TO BREATHE — WITH OR WITHOUTTHE TANK. The world is a wacky place nowadays, from COVID to the Russian conflict, to the unstable economy and
About 13.8 billion years ago, give or take a few million years, scientists around the world agreed that there was a mass explosion of creation
Welcome to the second part of this diver’s road to recovery, with kind permission to publish. After 1,000 dives, what had I done differently? What
If you have symptoms after diving and worry you may be suffering from a diving-related medical problem, activate local emergency medical services or safely get yourself
Q: In the absence of a recompression chamber, does DAN recommend treating a “bent” diver with in-water recompression? A: DAN does not recommend that symptomatic
Tim Blömeke explains how to calculate your RMV from SPG readings before and after the dive, the cylinder size, and the average depth and dive
I was diagnosed with leukemia and underwent treatment. I am in remission and was recently cleared by my doctors for exercise without restriction. I feel
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