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Annual Diving Report – 2006 Edition Formerly: Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration. The DAN Annual Review of Recreational Scuba Diving Injuries and Fatalities, Based on 2004 Data. 2006 Edition by Divers Alert Network Table of Contents Section Title..............................................................................................Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................................................................2 DAN REGIONS AND REGIONAL COORDINATORS FOR HYPERBARIC TREATMENT.............................................................3 INTERNATIONAL DAN OFFICES....................................................4 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................5 2. PROJECT DIVE EXPLORATION ..................................................... 11 3. DIVE INJURIES ..................................................................................32 4. DIVE FATALITIES .............................................................................43 5. BREATH-HOLD DIVING..................................................................59 Appendices A. DIVE INJURY CASE REPORTS ........................................................64 B. DIVE FATALITY CASE REPORTS....................................................70 C. BREATH-HOLD INCIDENT CASE REPORTS ..............................92 2004 PUBLICATIONS ...............................................................................94 2005 PUBLICATIONS ...............................................................................97 DAN Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration: 2006 Edition (Based on 2004 Data) © 2006 Divers Alert Network. Permission to reproduce this document, entirely or in part, is granted provided proper credit is given to Divers Alert Network. Version 10 (Oct 11, 2006) Annual Diving Report: 2006 Edition 1
Acknowledgments Data for the 2006 Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration have been collected and assembled by DAN employees and associated staff. DAN wishes to recognize the following people and departments for their important contributions: AUTHORS Richard D. Vann, Ph.D., CHT John J. Freiberger, M.D., MPH James L. Caruso, M.D. Petar J. Denoble, M.D., D.Sc. Neal W. Pollock, Ph.D. Donna M. Uguccioni, M.S. Joel A. Dovenbarger, B.S.N. Daniel A. Nord, BFA, EMT-P, CHT Marty C. McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT-A DAN America wishes to thank all of the individuals involved in the worldwide diving safety network. This network includes many hyperbaric physicians, DAN on-call staff, nurses and technicians from the network of chambers who complete DAN reporting forms. DAN also wishes to thank the local sheriff, police, emergency medical personnel, U.S. Coast Guard, medical examiners and coroners who submitted information on scuba fatalities and injuries in U.S. and Canadian citizens. CONTRIBUTORS DAN Medicine Daniel A. Nord, BFA, EMT-P, CHT Laurie Gowen, NREMT,DMT Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT-A Jane Foley, B.A. DAN Research Julie Ellis Lisa Li, B.S. Jeanette Moore DAN Communications Steve Mehan DAN Emergency On-Call Staff Joel Dovenbarger, BSN Daniel A. Nord, BFA, EMT-P, CHT Laurie Gowen, NREMT,DMT Marty C. McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT-A PROJECT DIVE EXPLORATION Dive Profile Collection (collectors and number of dives) DATA COLLECTION CENTERS (2004) INDEPENDENT FRCs (2004) Nekton Rorqual (Caribbean) 18,592 Total dives submitted: 6,813 dives Nekton Pilot 25,778 Top collectors (over 100 dives submitted): Robert Forbes Peter Berende DAN INTERNS (Summer 2004 interns) David Grenda Patrick Murphy Aaron Mishkin �Cozumel, Mexico 1130 Robert Conway � Ocean Frontiers, Grand Cayman 1222 Jessica Begyn � Sunset House, Grand Cayman 1079 Matt Horton � GUE, High Springs, FL/Gulf Diving, TX 921 Lisa Zuckerwise � Aquatic Safaris, Wilmington, NC 338 Steve Hardy � Nautilus Expl., Canada/Silent World, WA 191 Past Interns still collecting data: Andrew Monjan Colin Zyika Patrick Muller Craig Burhart Nicola Holmes Andrew Wilmoth Darrell Seale Brian Basura Daniel Hartman Jurgen Galicia Robert Eichholtz, Jr. Eileen Dennett Andrew Malbin Linda Finch Daniel Burke Steven Hardy Catherine Rehm Kathryn Coulombe Alexander Tanz David Klaus Bryan Roof Ross Davenport Brett Anderson 2 Annual Diving Report: 2006 Edition
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