DAN ONLINE RESOURCES

Diver's Alert Network is your resource for medical information related to scuba diving.  Available on their website is a variety information on diving medicine available in video format or articles you can download.

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DAN Online Seminars

DAN has 14 short presentations ranging in length from 2-45 minutes available for public viewing on their website.  

REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF DCS
DOES CPR REALLY WORK?
CHILDREN AND DIVING
AGING AND DIVING
MEDICAL EVALUATION TO DIVE
MECHANISMS AND MANAGEMENT OF DIVE ACCIDENTS
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: METACOGNITIVE APPROACH TO PERSON AND TEAM SAFETY
"THE BENDS": DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
DEFINING DIVE SAFETY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DIVERS
CHALLENGES IN DIAGNOSING DCI
HOW GOOD IS YOUR EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN?
DIVE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT
DIVER FATALITIES
MEDICATIONS AND DIVING

Online DAN courses

DAN Medical Articles

Breathing Gases
Cardiovascular (Heart)
Connective Tissues
Decompression Illness
Diabetes & Diving
Diving Accidents
Drugs & Medications

Ear, Nose & Throat
Fitness to Dive
Gastrointestinal
General 
Infectious Diseases
Marine life
Nervous system

Neurological
Ophthalmology (Eyes)
Plastic Surgery
Psychological
Pulmonary
Research Projects
Women in Diving

Breathing Gases
OXTOX: If You Dive Nitrox You Should Know About OXTOX

Cardiovascular (Heart)
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and Scuba Diving
Patent Foramen Ovale - Is It Important to Divers?
Cardiovascular Fitness and Diving
Cardiovascular Medications and Diving
Patent Foramen Ovale

Connective Tissues
Lupus: DAN Re-Examines Concerns Over Diving With This Disorder

Decompression Illness
Are Tissue Halftimes Real?
Decompression Illness: What Is It and What Is The Treatment?
The Four R's of Managing a DCI Injury
Juggling Physical Exercise and Diving
Unexpected Decompression Illness
Flying After Diving -- Cracking the DCS Code
Estimated DCI Incidence in a Select Group of Recreational Divers

Diabetes & Diving
DAN and UHMS Publish Guidelines for Recreational Diving with Diabetes
Blood Glucose Response in Insulin-Requiring Diabetics
Summary Form - Guidelines for Recreational Diving with Diabetes
Diabetes and Diving – Update 2005

Diving Accidents
Assessing Basic Vital Signs

Drugs & Medications
Taking medications when you dive.
DAN Takes a Look at Over-the-Counter Medications
DAN Discusses Malaria and Antimalarial Drugs
Pseudoephedrine & Enriched-Air Diving?

Ears, Nose, & Throat
More On Swimmers Ear
Can You Prevent Otitis Externa, or Swimmers Ear?
Vertigo: Why Diving After Ear Surgery is Not Recommended
Common Ear Injuries While Diving
Unplugged: Use of Earplugs In Scuba Divers
Ears and Sinuses
Keeping It Clean: Reasons for Good Aural Hygiene
Guide to Avoiding Ear & Sinus Injuries in Scuba Diving

Fitness to Dive
Medications for Depression and Fitness to Dive
Fitness Issues for Divers With Musculoskeletal Problems - Part I
Fitness Issues for Divers With Musculoskeletal Problems - Part II
Asthma & Diving
Demographics And Illness Prevalence in Recreational Scuba Divers

Gastrointestinal
Bariatric Surgery and Diving
Gastrointestinal Issues

General
Diving & The Body Systems
Motion Sickness
Transderm Scop (The Patch)
Scanning for Blebs
Motion Sickness - Updated 2003
The Ups and Downs of Buoyancy Control
How Deep is Too Deep?
Your DAN Card: Why It's One of Your Most Valuable Pieces of Dive Gear
DAN’s Diving Tips for the New Diver
Guide to Health & Fitness in Scuba Diving

Infectious Diseases
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Dealing with Dengue

Marine Life
Sea Urchins: Beware the Bearers and Wearers of Spines
I've Been Stung: What Should I Do? UPDATED 2004
Marine Life Trauma
Debunking the Sea Lice Myth
Spines!

Nervous System
Epilepsy and Diving: Why It's Not A Good Idea to Combine the Two
CNS Considerations in Scuba Diving

Neurological
Headaches and Diving - UPDATED 2005
Headaches and Diving

Ophthalmology (Eyes)
High-Pressure Ophthalmology

Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and Diving
Breast Augmentation Surgery
Non-Invasive Plastic Surgery

Psychological
Anxiety: Is It A Contraindication to Diving?
Psychological Issues in Diving III - Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse
Psychological Issues in Diving II - Anxiety, Phobias in Diving
Psychological Issues in Diving

Pulmonary
Immersion Pulmonary Edema

Research Projects
NASA Study -- Taking a Walk
NASA Study -- Preparing for Hands-On Construction in Space

Women in Diving
Breast Cancer Survey
The Risks of Pregnancy and Diving
DAN Explores Fitness and Diving Issues for Women

Online Medical Articles