Divers Alert Network - DAN
Organization URL(s)
dan@diversalertnetwork.orgwww.diversalertnetwork.org/ 
Other Contact Information
6 West Colony Place
Durham,
NC 27705
800-446-2671 (Voice - Toll-free)
919-684-9111 (Voice, Diving Emergency Hotline (collect calls accepted))
919-490-6630 (FAX)
919-493-3040 (FAX, Medical Department)
Description
Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical, education and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of scuba divers and is associated with the diving and hyperbaric medical centers at the University of California at San Diego and University of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1980, DAN has served as a lifeline for the scuba industry by operating diving's only 24-hour emergency hotline, a lifesaving service for injured divers. Additionally, DAN operates a diving medical information line, conducts vital diving medical research, and develops and provides a number of educational programs for everyone from beginning divers to medical professionals.
Online Resources
Print Resources
DAN's publications include the Dive and Travel Medical Guidel, DAN's Emergency Handbook, Scuba Diving in Safety and Health, Annual Recreational Diving Accident Statistics and other educational brochures and posters. Serial publication: Alert Diver (magazine), bimonthly--news and features on diving safety and diving medicine.
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