Incident Insights Articles

Explore All Possibilities By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Heartbroken After DCS By Sarah Doyle

What Did I Do Wrong? By Rebecca Roddenberry

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

An Unexpected Earplug By Marty McCafferty

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

A Free-Flowing Failure By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

Distracted While Diving By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

Self-Aware and Prepared By Tara Narowski

Thirteen-Foot Dive By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

If You Can’t Equalize, Abort By Matías Nochetto, M.D. Sinus barotrauma can be very unpleasant.

Sea Lion Bite By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Good Fortune After Bad By James M. Chimiak, M.D.

Barotrauma in Bonaire By Lana Sorrell, EMT, DMT

You Better Get That Examined By Payal Razdan

May I Bend Your Ear? By Michael Menduno

Entangled in Kelp By Brittany Trout

Trust But Verify By Joe Poe Ensure your dive shop has properly trained and certified technicians.

Panic and Post-Traumatic Stress By David F. Colvard, M.D. A dive accident's psychological aftermath

Unexpected Air Pockets By Brittany Trout

Recognition is Essential By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

A Different Kind of Souvenir By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Coming to Grips with Symptoms By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Don’t Ignore Your Medical History By Scott Smith, EMT-P, DMT Dive injuries aren't always what they seem.

Diagnosis Before Treatment By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT Proper care of injured divers means ruling out all possibilities.

You’ll Be OK By the mother of a deceased diver Reassuring an anxious diver may not always be the right approach.

Skin Bends By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT Recognizing the signs of cutaneous DCS

Time and Recovery By Marty McCafferty Injured divers should be treated promptly, but delays don't always mean bad outcomes.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Beyond the Diving Injury By Dr. Nicholas Bird

Go Easy on the Ears By Marty McCafferty A seemingly mild injury can lead to serious symptoms.

Portable Hyperbaric Chamber Successfully Treats Divers in Remote Location By Jocelyn Boisvert, CHT, Dr. Richard Belley, MD, Dr. Julien Poitras, MD and Dr. Guillaume Lord, MD

Altitude Illness in the Andes By Marty McCafferty Divers aren't the only explorers who experience pressure-related problems.

Lessons in Gas Management By Marty McCafferty Running out of breathing gas is the most significant trigger in diver deaths.

Triage By Marty McCafferty and John Lee Making critical decisions to prioritize care

Don’t Assume By Marty McCafferty Self-diagnosis can lead to delays in the medical care you need.

In Denial By Marty McCafferty Small, easy-to-ignore symptoms are often the first signs of decompression sickness.

Full Treatment By Marty McCafferty Emergency oxygen is only the first step to treating suspected cases of decompression illness.

Quick Comeback By Joel Dovenbarger, BSN A lost weight belt and a rapid ascent lead to a case of AGE.