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Is It Safe To Use the Hot Tub After Scuba Diving?

In this edition of Underwater Wellness, we discuss the safety of using a hot tub after a dive and how long to wait between surfacing and taking a post-dive dip.

The Healing Power of Scuba Diving

The transformative role of scuba diving in one counselor's recovery from an eating disorder and how it now benefits her clients

Ask DAN: What Should I Know About Oxygen Toxicity?

Everything you always wanted to know about oxygen toxicity, including what's happening as well as signs and symptoms.

Ask DAN: Can I Return to Diving After Surgery

Resuming diving after surgery should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and depends on complete recovery.

Bailout | Lessons for Life

Freedivers need to follow safety protocols as much as divers. In this Lessons for Life account, Eric Douglas shares the story of a diver who suffers shallow-water blackout on a dive.

Shot to the Surface | Lessons for Life

Eighteen dives into a liveaboard trip, an equipment malfunction pushes a diver 90 feet to the surface in about 15 seconds—a rate of about 6 feet per second.

ASK DAN: What should I do before and after diving to avoid accidents?

ASK DAN: What should I do before and after diving to avoid accidents?

A Night to Remember | Lessons for Life

The excitement of a new experience causes a missed predive safety check, triggering an emergency at the start of a night dive.