Annual Diving Report - Divers Alert Network
Annual Diving Report - Divers Alert Network
Annual Diving Report - Divers Alert Network
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1. INTRODUCTION<br />
PDE is a prospective observational study of recreational diving dating from 1995, and Figure 1.1-<br />
2 is the cumulative history of PDE data collection. As of 2004, over 8,000 divers had contributed<br />
more than 100,000 dives with an overall DCS incidence of 3.6 cases per 10,000 dives.<br />
Dives (Thousands)<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
Dives<br />
DCS<br />
DCS/10,000 dives<br />
0<br />
0<br />
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04<br />
Figure 1.1-2 Cumulative Project Dive Exploration progress.<br />
Figure 1.1-3 is the history of DAN’s diving injury data collection for US and Canadian divers<br />
beginning in 1987. Decreased data collection in 2003 represented the effect of the Health<br />
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The rebound in 2004 reflects the beginning<br />
of a transition period in which the collection of injury data is expected to improve in quantity and<br />
quality as the new Medical Services Call Center (MSCC) reaches maturity over the next few<br />
years (see Section 3).<br />
Number of Cases<br />
1200<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
DAN Notified<br />
<strong>Report</strong> Submitted<br />
US & Canadian Residents<br />
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04<br />
Year<br />
Figure 1.1-3 <strong>Annual</strong> record of dive injury cases collected.<br />
6 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Diving</strong> <strong>Report</strong>: 2006 Edition<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
DCS & DCS per 10,000 Dives
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