Surf these sites: ADC: Association of Diving Contractors -- Establishes and encourages industry-wide observance of uniform safety standards for commercial divers. A non-profit organization dedicated to the art and science of safe commercial diving. Confessions of a Mortal Diver -- A first hand account of a diver relating the consequences of decompression sickness, the bends, for himself and four friends. It is an excellent counterpoint to the often cursory diving training and over reliance on dive computers as infallible. DAN - the Divers Alert Network -- A non-profit international dive safety organization affiliated with Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. DAN offers dive accident assistance to medical personnel on its emergency medical hotline, non-emergency answers to medical questions for all, dive accident insurance with air ambulance and recompression chamber coverage, dive accident evaluations and statistics, and other dive safety services and equipment. DAN was founded in 1980 and is supported by the largest membership association of divers in the world, including the regional DAN affiliates throughout the world. Dive Rescue International -- Providing aquatic rescue, recovery and investigative training to public safety personnel worldwide. LEARN CPR -- Information and training resources for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, including games, links, and a video (Quicktime) demonstration of CPR. OSHA Regulations - Scuba Diving -- Regulations from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration governing employers in the scuba industry. Panic underwater -- Some information from a study about panic among divers, and related issues, by Dr. William Morgan, director of the Sport Psychology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the principal author of the study. SCUBA Diving Safety Page -- A SCUBA diving emergency rescue plan and information about some diving safety equipment. Subacuatic Medicine Center of Menorca -- Specialized medical attention to the group of submarine fishermen and divers and all related to the scuba world.
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