Dive Pacific 175 Dec2020 Jan 2021
Dive Pacific, New Zealand's Dive Magazine , captures the best of diving in New Zealand and the Pacific. with adventures, top photos and expert technical advice
Dive Pacific, New Zealand's Dive Magazine , captures the best of diving in New Zealand and the Pacific. with adventures, top photos and expert technical advice
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theory may have been tested<br />
on people who were physically<br />
different to the diver wearing the<br />
computer at the time.<br />
Though probably none of us like<br />
to admit it, the average diver<br />
is not as young as we all once<br />
were and this diver’s plan to dive<br />
more conservatively sounds like<br />
a prudent approach for avoiding<br />
another uncomfortable and inconvenient<br />
skin bend.<br />
Read DAN’s Fast Facts about Skin<br />
Bends: DANAP.org/_pdf/DAN-Fast-<br />
Facts-DCI.pdf<br />
Join DAN’s COVID-19 study<br />
DAN is looking for divers and freedivers who have recovered<br />
from a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection, for a<br />
long-term study on the effects of COVID-19 on diver’s health<br />
and fitness to dive.<br />
If you have been infected with COVID-19, are recovering or<br />
have fully recovered, and are planning to return to diving or<br />
have already returned, please consider signing up for our study.<br />
In 15-20 minutes you can easily complete the initial survey<br />
then over the next five years you will be contacted periodically<br />
by DAN to follow-up on your diving career and any possible<br />
medical issues: https://www.research.net/r/DANcovidstudy<br />
THANKS!<br />
Diving after Covid-19: What we know<br />
COVID-19 symptoms range<br />
from mild to severe. Some<br />
people have no symptoms at<br />
all while others require complicated<br />
stays in ICUs with ventilatory<br />
support to recover. In<br />
addition to the impact of the<br />
primary viral infection, factors<br />
such as underlying medical<br />
conditions, age, secondary<br />
complications and more will<br />
affect recovery.<br />
COVID-19 shares many features<br />
with other serious viral<br />
pneumonias and requires a<br />
period of convalescence before<br />
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GLOBAL DIVE SAFETY.<br />
returning to normal activities.<br />
The amount of time needed to<br />
recover will vary, as will the<br />
long-term effects of COVID-19<br />
such as pulmonary function.<br />
As information becomes available<br />
it will be incorporated into<br />
COVID-19 prevention, treatment<br />
and follow-up guidelines.<br />
Determination of your fitness<br />
to return to diving after a<br />
COVID-19 infection will require<br />
assessment by your doctor<br />
confirming your full recovery<br />
and ability to safely perform<br />
unrestricted vigorous activity.<br />
If your doctor needs to consult<br />
with a dive medicine specialist,<br />
DAN doctors are here to help.<br />
We also have a database of<br />
dive medicine doctors and can<br />
provide referral information.<br />
How do you make sure<br />
your mask stays clear on<br />
dives?<br />
If you’re used to spitting in<br />
your mask to help keep it<br />
defogged, it may be time to<br />
opt for commercial defog or a<br />
creative alternative. In light<br />
of the recent pandemic, we’re<br />
encouraging all divers getting<br />
back to it to do what they can to<br />
prevent the spread of viruses.<br />
Tiny changes like opting for<br />
defog and avoiding communal<br />
rinse buckets can make a huge<br />
difference.<br />
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