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DAN Regions and Regional Coordinatorsfor Hyperbaric TreatmentDAN uses a network of approximately 500 hyperbaric chamber facilities in the United States and around theworld, of which approximately 170 provide annual reports on decompression illness (DCI) injuries.The DAN U.S. network is divided into eight regions, each overseen by a Regional Coordinator.International Headquarters and Southeast Region – Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolinaand TennesseeRichard Moon, M.D.Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Box 3823, Duke University Medical Center,Durham, NC 27710Southwest Region – Arizona, California, Nevada and UtahLindell Weaver, M.D., FACP, FCCP, FCCMDepartment of Hyperbaric Medicine, LDS Hospital, 8th Avenue and ‘C’ Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84143Northeast Region – Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West VirginiaCynthia Cotto-Cumba, M.D. and Robert Rosenthal, M.D.Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems,University of Maryland, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201Gulf Region – Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and TexasKeith Van Meter, M.D. and Randy Springer, CHTSt. Charles General Hospital, 3700 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115Midwest Region – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,South Dakota, Wisconsin and WyomingJeffrey Niezgoda, M.D. and Stephen Fabus, CHTDepartment of Hyperbaric Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, 2900 W. Oklahoma Avenue,Milwaukee, WI 53215Northwest Region – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and WashingtonNeil Hampson, M.D. and Richard Dunford, M.S., CHTHyperbaric Department, Virginia Mason Research Center, 952 Seneca Street, Seattle, WA 98101Pacific Region – Guam, Hawaii and U.S. TerritoriesRichard Smerz, D.O.Hyperbaric Treatment Center, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, 347 N. Kuakini Street,Honolulu, HI 96813Florida and Caribbean Region – Florida and Caribbean BasinMarc R. Kaiser and Ivan Montoya, M.D.Diving Medical Center at Mercy Hospital, 3663 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33133DAN’s <strong>Report</strong> on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration: 2004 Edition 3
International DAN OfficesDAN AmericaMichael D. Curley, Ph.D.6 West Colony Place • Durham, NC 27705 USATelephone +1-919-684-2948 • Fax +1-919-490-6630dan@DiversAlertNetwork.org • www.DiversAlertNetwork.orgDive emergencies: +1-919-684-8111 or +1-919-684-4DAN (4326) (collect)DAN Latin America Emergency Hotline NetworkCuauhtémoc Sánchez, M.D., Executive Directorc/o Servicio de Medicina Hiperbarica, Hospital Angeles del Pedregal Camino a Santa Teresa 1055Heroes de Padierna, 10700 • Mexico D.F. MexicoDaytime Office Telephone +52-55-5568-8082 • Fax +52-55-5568-8083csanchez@dan.duke.edu24-Hour Emergencies for All of Latin America+1-919-684-9111 (collect; assistance in Spanish and Portuguese)DAN EuropeAlessandro Marroni, M.D.P.O. Box DAN • 64026 Roseto (Te) ItalyTelephone +39-085-893-0333 • Fax +39-085-893-0050mail@daneurope.org • www.daneurope.org/main.htmDive emergencies: +39-039-605-7858DAN JapanYosihiro Mano, M.D. and Shigeo FunakiJapan Marine Recreation AssociationKowa-Ota-Machi Bldg, 2F, 47 Ota-machi 4-Chome Nakaku,Yokohama City, Kagawa 231-0011 JapanTelephone +81-45-228-3066 • Fax +81-45-228-3063dan@danjapan.gr.jp • www.danjapan.gr.jpDive emergencies: +81-3-3812-4999DAN South East Asia-PacificJohn LippmannP.O. Box 384, Ashburton, Victoria 3147 • AustraliaTelephone +61-3-9886-9166 • Fax +61-3-9886-9155info@danseap.org • www.danseap.orgDiving Emergency Services (DES)DES Australia (within Australia) . . . .1-800-088-200DES Australia (from overseas) . . . . . .+61-8-8212-9242DAN / DES New Zealand . . . . . . . . .0800-4DES111 (within New Zealand)Singapore Naval Medicine& Hyperbaric Center . . . . . . . . . .6758-1733 (within Singapore)DAN S.E.A.P.-Philippines . . . . . . . . .+02-815-9911DAN S.E.A.P.-Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . .+05-930-4114DAN Southern AfricaFrans Cronjé, M.D.Private Bag X 197Halfway House 1685 • Southern AfricaTelephone +27-11-254-1991 • Fax +27-11-254-1993mail@dansa.org • www.dansa.orgDive emergencies(within South Africa) . . . . . . . . . . . .0800-020-111(outside South Africa) . . . . . . . . . . . .+27-11-254-11124DAN’s <strong>Report</strong> on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration: 2004 Edition
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