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DIVE SLATE
DAN EVENTS AND EDUCATION
DIVE SHOWS AND EVENTS
Beneath the Sea
April 1-3: Secaucus, NJ
Join us at Beneath the Sea, where members of DAN’s medical and research teams
will present a series of informative and interactive dive safety seminars with a
specific focus on incident prevention and management. Come by our booth to pick
up our new health and diving educational booklets, guides and slates. Remember
to bring your DAN membership card and photo ID to receive $5 off show admission.
The Blue Wild
April 23-24: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Targeting “anyone who loves the ocean world,” this show appeals to water
enthusiasts above and below the surface. Visit the DAN booth to learn more
about our health and diving materials, as well as specific information
regarding dive safety while freediving, spearfishing and underwater hunting.
The Blue Wild is held at the Broward County Convention Center and features
more than 100 exhibitors.
Scuba Show
June 4-5: Long Beach, CA
More than 300 exhibitors and dozens of seminars will feature the latest in
diving equipment, training and travel opportunities and a day of dive safety by
DAN experts. Also, stop by the DAN booth to pick up your copy of our latest in
health and diving resources, purchase a new oxygen unit or first aid kit, renew
your membership or simply say hello.
RESEARCH/MEDICAL EVENTS
Dive Safety Seminar: “Perspectives on the Eye and Scuba”
April 6: Durham, NC
We are dependent on eyesight for everyday activities, including the atypical
conditions of diving. Vision is altered by the properties of the underwater
environment. The eyes can also be affected by high partial pressures of oxygen,
decompression stress and barotrauma. In this presentation, Stefanie Martina will
discuss issues related to the eye and diving and provide practical recommendations
for divers regarding vision correction options and gear considerations.
DAN-UHMS Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Course
May 7-14: Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
In collaboration with the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS),
DAN will co-host a six-day program that brings together a diverse and
engaging international faculty at Brac Reef Beach Resort to deliver a range
of perspectives on dive medicine. While the course is designed for physicians,
emergency medical personnel, paramedics, nurses and professionals, as well
as instructors, divemasters and nonmedical, diving-related personnel with an
interest in dive medicine may also find the course valuable. Event details and
registration information are available online at
FIRST AID
CURRICULUM
UPDATE
DAN® is updating its first-aid
course materials to reflect the latest
recommendations from the International
Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
(ILCOR). Comprised of experts from the
major resuscitation organizations around
the world, ILCOR meets twice a year to
review evidence-based research regarding
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and
emergency cardiovascular care (ECC).
The committee typically publishes revised
CPR and ECC guidelines every five years
and provides resuscitation education
recommendations for both lay first-aid
providers and health-care professionals.
“DAN first-aid courses are regarded
by many as the gold standard in diving
first aid,” said Patty Seery, DAN director
of training, “and to maintain that status
in the dive community we must follow
the most current guidelines.” The 2015
recommendations incorporate changes
in everything from basic first aid to
neonatal cardiac care, although the
guidelines primarily reemphasize the need
for providing quality compressions and
minimizing time spent “off the chest” (not
performing compressions) during CPR,
whether for ventilations or for providing
other care.
The release of the 2015 guidelines marks
the transition to a new publication schedule for
ILCOR, which from now on will be continuously
updating online materials as new findings
become available.
“We welcome these changes in evidence-
based medicine,” said DAN medical
information specialist Scott Smith, “because
they help everyone to become better providers
— whether they are using first-aid skills or
surgical techniques.”
New materials are expected to be
available in early March.
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