Diving & Scuba
The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat - Jacques Yves Cousteau
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Seven Secrets For Safer Diving
If they give an award for Best Advice Widely Ignored, a top contender after "Save part of every paycheck" has got to be: "Take time out on every dive to practice safety skills." Before that C-card is very old, most of us have forgotten our good intentions to, say, practice air sharing frequently or double-check every piece of equipment before every dive.
After all, who does homework after the final exam? Who wastes precious bottom time and air on some silly drill? Not you, and not me either. But I've found seven ways we can all build more safety into our dives and practice some emergency skills without wasting time or air. Best of all, no one will notice!
Resources
Emergency Contacts
For diving-related emergencies, contact Divers Alert Network worldwide. 1-919-684-9111 (they accept Collect calls).
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
From wetsuits to breathing techniques, this reference covers all your scuba diving questions so you can dive right in.
Diving Emergencies for Dummies, Part II
Nitrogen narcosis & decompression Sickness.
Emergency Ascents: Managing the Risks
As divers, we all learn never to hold our breath underwater. Unfortunately, in an emergency situation, divers often forget this information and why it is important. As a diver ascends and the surrounding pressure drops, the air in his lungs expands. If the diver is breathing normally, this isn’t a problem as the expanding gas escapes with every exhaled breath. The danger comes when the ascent is too rapid for this expanding gas to escape or when a diver holds his breath on ascent.
Scuba Pathology
I have to say that scuba injuries are not my strong suit. However, in doing this blog post, I have to say it’s not the worst thing to read about. For instance, you get a lot of random information like for some reason depth is measured in fathoms (which is just 2 yards, and seems completely unnecessary to have this).
The Secret To Deep Diving May Lie In The Spleen
Members of the nomadic Bajau people often spend up to five hours a day underwater. They're hunting for fish, octopus and other seafood. And they don't even use diving gear. So what's their secret?
Seven Secrets For Safer Diving
After all, who does homework after the final exam? Who wastes precious bottom time and air on some silly drill? Not you, and not me either. But I've found seven ways we can all build more safety into our dives and practice some emergency skills without wasting time or air. Best of all, no one will notice! They're little things, like...
ScubaDoc
Comprehensive information about diving and undersea medicine for the non-medical diver, the non-diving physician and the specialist.
Alert Diver Online
Alert Diver is the only magazine of its kind, educating and informing divers on a number of topics, including medical issues, research studies, incident studies and safety insights.
DAN Europe
DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe) is an international non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of divers.
Divers Alert Network
DAN's medical information and emergency assistance services exist to serve the diving community. Staffed by medically trained diving professionals, our physicians, paramedics and emergency medical technicians are here to provide medical information, referrals and evacuation assistance.
The Diving Blog
Welcome to The Diving Blog, a blog about all aspects of recreational diving. My name is David Harmon, and I run The Diving Blog. I started the blog to discuss issues faced by scuba divers of all levels, offer tips as I come across them, and educate divers about their undersea world. In short, I want to help you become a better diver.
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