Safety 101 Articles

Dive Boat Fire Safety By Guy Thomas, DMT, and Francois Burman, Pr.Eng., M.Sc.

Hose Failure By Francois Burman, Pr.Eng., M.Sc. An unexpected outcome

What Drowning Really Looks Like By Mario Vittone

Reduce Your Liability Risk By Francois Burman, Pr.Eng., M.Sc.

Lithium-Ion Battery Safety By Jean Rydberg

Right of Refusal By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, M.Sc.

Diving with Diabetes By Candace Reno, Ph.D. Are scuba instructors well-informed?

Protect Our Environment By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., M.Sc. Developing your environmental sustainability plan

Performance Under Pressure By Reilly Fogarty Gas density for divers

Equipment Maintenance By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, M.Sc. Avoiding failure at critical times

Timeline of an Emergency Call By Matias Nochetto, M.D.

Fire Safety in the Dive Industry By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., M.Sc. Part 2: Planning for a fire emergency

Finding Your Fitness By Josh Benjamin

Fire Safety in the Dive Industry By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc. Prevention is paramount.

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

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

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

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

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

Dealing with Disaster By Reilly Fogarty

Prepare for Safe Dive Travel By Frances Smith and Jocelyn Joseph

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

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.

Due Diligence for Parents of Young Divers By Margo Peyton

Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc.

Effects of Aspirin on Diving By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D., and Jim Chimiak, M.D.

Experience and Risk By Karl Shreeves

I’m Taking this Medication … Can I Dive? By Brian Harper

Hypoxia in Breath-Hold Diving By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Safe Diving in Fresh Water By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

The Social Psychology of Safe Diving By Jason Martens, Ph.D.

A Culture of Active Risk Management By Gareth Lock, M.Sc.

Don’t Blame the Dive Operator By Mike Emmerman

Choosing Safety By Karl Shreeves

Boat Collision and Propeller Safety By Brittany Trout

Survive Your Dive By Petty Officer Henry Dunphy and Lieutenant John Downing A U.S. Coast Guard perspective

Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination By Brittany Trout

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Diving By Maureen Robbs

Rescue of an Unconscious Diver By Gene Hobbs

Acclimatization By Neal W. Pollock, Ph.D. Understanding the influence of repeated daily diving on decompression stress

Tropical Diseases Quiz

More Than Just Bubbles By Nicholas Bird, M.D., MMM Are we too concerned about DCS?

Checklists By Shabbar I. Ranapurwala, MPH Keys to safer diving?

Hazardous Marine Life First Aid Quiz

Tips for Better Oxygen Administration By Lana Sorrell, EMT, and Nick Bird, M.D., MMM

What's Wrong With This Picture?Test your dive safety awareness by visually reviewing pictures to find out what is wrong.

Basic Life Support and First Aid QuizThe American Heart Association states that CPR provided by a bystander immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim's chance of survival. Brain death starts to occur four to six minutes after someone experiences cardiac arrest if no CPR and defibrillation occurs during that time. Test your knowledge in Basic Life Support.

Neurological Assessment Quiz

Tips for Safer Boat Diving By Capt. Joe Thomas Staying safe from a boat captain's point of view

Beach Diving: Safe Entries and Exits By Dr. Nick Bird