As important as it is to know your own dive equipment, you must familiarize yourself with your buddy's too—here's why.
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Jellyfish stings happen— find out how to avoid and treat jellyfish stings with these tips from Divers Alert Network.
A new diver runs out of air at the safety stop and forgets her training. Learn from this panicked diver.
In this Lessons for Life, an inexperienced diver is forced to make an emergency ascent runs out of air—and luck.
An asthmatic diver pays the price for not recognizing his limitations.
The experts at Divers Alert Network help us to understand the causes and consequences of rapid, or uncontrolled, ascents.
Is DCS cramping your style or are you just dehydrated? The diving doctor weighs in.
A scuba diver ignores the signs of a medical condition and chooses to dive anyways, leaving him unconscious and out of time.