DAN Mission Articles

Keep Your Head By Patty Seery, MHS Situational awareness and safety fundamentals can save the day.

Lionfish Stings By Jorge Dario Gomez Castillo, M.D.

Emergency Planning: Practicing the Plan By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc.

Testing the Waters By Reilly Fogarty Understanding human physiology through diving

Heartbroken After DCS By Sarah Doyle

How the Dive Reflex Protects the Brain and HeartDAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Scuba Diving and Life Expectancy By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

Foam Rolling By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Jaime B. Adams, M.S., CSCS

Painful Swelling on a Pacific Island By Nadia Aly

Anatomy of a Commercial Mixed-Gas Dive By Michael Menduno

Table 1. Mixed-Gas Bounce Dive Comparison

Be Informed, and Stay Calm By Sheila Koenig

Nitrox Diving Safety By Peter Buzzacott, Ph.D., MPH

Emergency Planning: What Makes a Good Plan? By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc.

What Did I Do Wrong? By Rebecca Roddenberry

Diving After DCSDAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

The Future of Dive Medicine By Peter Buzzacott, Ph.D., MPH

Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Katrina Hayes-Macaluso

Better Safe Than Sorry By Sharon Gallmon

Dive Skills for Underwater Photographers By Stephen Frink

Emergency Planning: Why Do We Need It? By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc.

Catastrophic Regulator Failure By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

CPR Training Pays Off By John Hullverson

Dealing with Disaster By Reilly Fogarty

Who to Call First: DAN or EMS?DAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your questions about dive medicine.

Measuring the Unknown By Reilly Fogarty Virginie Papadopoulou pushes the limits of bubble science.

Assessing and Assisting Florida’s Coral Reef After Hurricane Irma By Beth Dieveney, Gena Parsons, Tom Moore and Shay Viehman

A Rash in Roatan By Rosanne “Cookie” DelBiondo

Suspension Training for Swim Fitness By Abbie Fish

It’s the Little Things By Craig Passeno

Prepare for Safe Dive Travel By Frances Smith and Jocelyn Joseph

When Things Go Wrong By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc. Emergency action plans

The Race to Save the Greatest Library on Earth By Michael Menduno Explorer and ichthyologist Richard Pyle, Ph.D.

An Unexpected Earplug By Marty McCafferty

Diving After Bariatric SurgeryDAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your questions about dive medicine.

Diving and Hepatitis C By Jim Chimiak, M.D.

Introducing Battle Ropes By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Jaime B. Adams, M.S., CSCS

Paralyzed in Grenada By Deborah Newman

Silence Beneath a White Ceiling By Jeffrey Bozanic Testing rebreathers for the U.S. Antarctic Program

Antarctic Bonus Photo Gallery By Jeffrey Bozanic

Escape from the Bubble Cloud By Rob Waterfield

Air Hoses: A Closer Look By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc.

Recompression Chamber Safety By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc. DAN promotes safe chamber operations with research, education and training.

Extreme Exposure By Reilly Fogarty Richard Moon studies the limits of the human body.

Left at Sea By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

Inert Gas WashoutDAN medics and researchers answer your questions about dive medicine.

Group Fitness at the Pool By Abbie Fish

Severe DCS in the South Pacific By June Evans

Saturation Diving By Sherri Ferguson A quick and dirty guide

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Diving By Jim Chimiak, M.D.

An Emergency Ascent Just in Time By Christina Hepburn