AD 2017 Q4

Q:
I
standard mechanism for that?
would like to report an incident
for your statistical database
and other uses. Do you have a
A:
Thank you for your interest in
sharing that information. There
are two separate mechanisms
you can use to report an incident to
DAN, and we would appreciate you
submitting the report via both mechanisms
if you are willing.
The DAN incident reporting system can
be accessed via DAN.org/diving-incidents.
This area of our website allows submission
of new incidents as well as review of other
divers’ (anonymized) reports. Information
shared via this system is submitted to
DAN Research.
DAN Medical Services would also like details of
the incident. While reports submitted via the incident
reporting system can be anonymous, DAN Medical
Services would like contact information if it’s available
(and you and other involved parties are willing to
share it). We use this information to follow-up with
injured divers, not for marketing purposes. We can
direct them to continuing medical care as needed,
refer them to our claims department (if they’re DAN
members), assist with locating a dive-medicine expert
and answer questions as needed. Please send an email
to medic@DAN.org or request on the incident report
form to have your information shared with DAN
Medical Services. AD
— Frances Smith, EMT-P, DMT
DAN
Cares
Together,
we save lives.
Whether it is assistance provided
over DAN’s 24/7 diving emergency
hotline, an important discovery through
our continued research, or application
of emergency first aid – all of these
elements directly impact diver safety.
With your help, we continue to invest
in these initiatives because we care.
Together, we make a difference.
DAN.org/DANCares
All contributions are tax deductible and benefit the DAN Foundation,
a 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID # 56-1696689.
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