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THE MAGAZINE OF DIVERS ALERT NETWORK WINTER <strong>2016</strong><br />
Publisher<br />
Editorial Director<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Director of Manufacturing and Design<br />
Art Director<br />
Art Associate<br />
Graphic Designers<br />
Editor, AlertDiver.com<br />
Editorial Assistant<br />
DAN Executive Team<br />
DAN Department Managers<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Research, Education and Medicine<br />
Contributors This Issue<br />
Stephen Frink<br />
Brian Harper<br />
Diana Robinson<br />
Barry Rouxel-Berg<br />
Kenny Boyer<br />
Renee Rounds<br />
Rick Melvin, Diana Robinson<br />
Diana Robinson<br />
Ani Govjian<br />
William M. Ziefle, President and CEO<br />
Panchabi Vaithiyanathan, COO and CIO<br />
Rachelle Deal, Vice President, Marketing<br />
Petar Denoble, Vice President, Mission<br />
Insurance: Robin Doles<br />
Medical Services: Dan Nord<br />
Member Services: Jeff Johnson<br />
Training: Patty Seery<br />
Bill Anlyan, Sylvia Earle, Michael Lang,<br />
Wayne Massey, Joe Poe,<br />
Harry Rodgers, Lee Selisky,<br />
Doug Stracener, Kathy Weydig<br />
Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.<br />
James M. Chimiak, M.D.<br />
Petar Denoble, M.D., D.Sc.<br />
Joel Dovenbarger, BSN<br />
Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT<br />
Neal Pollock, Ph.D.<br />
Frances Smith, EMT-P, DMT<br />
Scott Smith, EMT-P, DMT<br />
Lana Sorrell, EMT, DMT<br />
VISION<br />
Striving to make every dive accident- and<br />
injury-free. DAN‘s vision is to be the most<br />
recognized and trusted organization worldwide<br />
in the fields of diver safety and emergency<br />
services, health, research and education by<br />
its members, instructors, supporters and the<br />
recreational diving community at large.<br />
MISSION<br />
DAN helps divers in need of medical<br />
emergency assistance and promotes dive<br />
safety through research, education, products<br />
and services.<br />
Divers Alert Network ® (DAN ® ), a nonprofit<br />
organization, exists to provide expert medical<br />
information for the benefit of the diving<br />
public.<br />
DAN’s historical and primary function is to<br />
provide timely information and assistance for<br />
underwater diving injuries, to work to prevent<br />
injuries and to promote dive safety.<br />
Second, DAN promotes and supports<br />
underwater dive research and education,<br />
particularly as it relates to the improvement of<br />
dive safety, medical treatment and first aid.<br />
Third, DAN strives to provide the most<br />
accurate, up-to-date and unbiased<br />
information on issues of common concern<br />
to the diving public, primarily — but not<br />
exclusively — for dive safety.<br />
Volume 32, No. 1<br />
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Diana Robinson, Ad Services Manager, drobinson@dan.org, +1-919-684-2948<br />
Alert Diver (ISSN 1084-2985) is<br />
published quarterly (four times yearly)<br />
by DAN, Inc., 6 West Colony Place,<br />
Durham, NC 27705 USA.<br />
Alert Diver is a DAN membership<br />
benefit; memberships begin at $35 per<br />
year. Periodicals rates are paid in<br />
Durham, N.C., and other mailing offices.<br />
POSTMASTER:<br />
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Durham, NC 27705 USA.<br />
CAN<strong>AD</strong>A POST<br />
Publication Mail Product (Canadian<br />
Distribution) Sales Agreement<br />
No. 40030231<br />
Inquiries or letters may be edited for<br />
clarity and length. All letters will be<br />
considered for publication.<br />
Letters may be sent to letters@dan.<br />
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Place, Durham, NC 27705 USA.<br />
Text, illustrations or photographs in<br />
Alert Diver may not be reproduced or<br />
reprinted without the expressed<br />
consent of DAN, Inc., and its authors,<br />
artists and photographers.<br />
Alert Diver is printed in the USA.<br />
Alert Diver magazine’s printer is<br />
FSC ® certified, utilizing wellmanaged<br />
forestry and wastemanagement<br />
practices while using<br />
soy-based inks.<br />
DAN is a NC nonprofit corporation.<br />
The DAN Foundation is a 501(c)(3)<br />
tax-exempt nonprofit corporation.<br />
ID#56-1696689<br />
ALERT DIVER’S PHILOSOPHY<br />
Alert Diver ® is a forum for ideas and<br />
information relative to dive safety, education<br />
and practice. Any material relating to dive<br />
safety or dive medicine is considered for<br />
publication. Ideas, comments and support are<br />
encouraged and appreciated.<br />
The views expressed by contributors are<br />
not necessarily those advocated by Divers<br />
Alert Network. DAN is a neutral public service<br />
organization that attempts to interact with all<br />
diving-related organizations or persons with<br />
equal deference.<br />
Alert Diver is published for the use of the<br />
diving public, and it is not a medical journal.<br />
The use and dosage of any medication by a<br />
diver should be under the supervision of his<br />
or her physician.<br />
DAN does not sell, lease or trade its mailing<br />
lists. The appearance of an advertisement<br />
in Alert Diver does not imply endorsement<br />
by DAN of any product or service shown.<br />
Individuals who reply to advertisements<br />
in Alert Diver understand that they are<br />
volunteering their information to the<br />
advertisers and are, therefore, subject to that<br />
company‘s mailing policies.<br />
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