Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive

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DAN – Your Dive Safety AssociationBusiness Membersreceive specialquantity pricingon DAN trainingmaterials and safetyequipmentand selected DANproducts for resale.DAN Dive Safety and Health ProductsDAN’s product line includes a variety of books and videos about divesafety and health, and emergency oxygen equipment and diver first aidkits. DAN’s Product Listing, displaying these and other DAN items, isavailable in every issue of Alert Diver magazine. DAN products are alsoavailable for review and purchase on the DAN website atwww.DiversAlertNetwork.org.DAN TagsIn 1995, DAN introduced the first medical ID tag created exclusively fordivers: the DAN Tag. Each clip-on tag is personalized with vital membership,medical and contact information in the unlikely event of a divingemergency. Only DAN Members can purchase the DAN Tag. A portion ofDAN Tag sales goes directly to support DAN’s Diving Emergency Hotlineand DAN dive research. As of January 2005, more than 66,000 DAN Tagswere in use.DAN introduced the DAN Dog Tag in 1998. Modeled after the popularmilitary dog tag, the front is imprinted with DAN’s familiar logo and theDiving Emergency Hotline number. The tag’s midsection allows space toimprint a diver’s name and DAN Member number.DAN Business Membership ProgramDAN Business Membership is a unique membership class for dive businessesand professionals who want to show their support for dive safetyand education while keeping their customers and students participatingactively in the sport of scuba diving.Business Members receive special quantity pricing on DAN training materialsand safety equipment and selected DAN products for resale. Underthe Rewards program, DAN Business Members also earn one point forenrolling a new DAN Member, and one point for every DAN insuranceplan sold to new members. They can redeem points over a 24-month periodto obtain DAN products.Those who become DAN Business Members will receive On Board, thefree quarterly official newsletter for DAN Industry Members as well as theonline newsletter, HighViz. They also will get a DAN Business MemberCertificate, a DAN Dive Flag, DAN Decals, two DAN Memberships, asubscription to Alert Diver magazine and several other bonuses, all for anannual fee of $125.DAN’s Business Membership program provides its members with greatbenefits. Call 1-877-532-6776 or +1-919-684-2948 ext. 295 for more informationon the program.DAN Diver Identification System (DIDS)With DAN’s Diver Identification System (DIDS), dive leaders will alwaysknow that all divers have returned safely from their dives.16DAN’s <strong>Report</strong> on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration: 2005 Edition
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