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.
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Dive into the Pink raised over $20,000 during its annual photo competition to support DAN’s study on returning-to-diving fitness after contracting COVID-19.
A rusty diver gets entangled in kelp when task overload separates leads to buddy separation.
Tragedy strikes when a diver forgets to watch his air levels while helping his buddy capture underwater photos.
A liveaboard diver maxes out his bottom time for days in a row, landing him in the hospital with decompression sickness.
A diver ignores a DCS symptoms, including a rash—an increasingly common sign of being bent.
An experienced diver with signs of DCS doesn’t immediately respond to treatment—what’s going on here?
Even areas designated for diving aren't risk-free, so dive defensively, flying a dive flag, and get first aid training.