New Divers Alert Network online video examines scuba diving fatalities

From Examiner.com: New Divers Alert Network online video examines scuba diving fatalities
Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) has added a new offering to its online education lineup: a new video lecture series. The scuba diving safety organization's new program features a look at diving fatalities presented by DAN President Dan Orr.

“Diver Fatalities: When Bad Things Happen to Good Divers,” takes a look at recreational diving fatalities using DAN’s analysis of nearly 1,000 diving fatalities cases. The 45-minute presentation also includes a discussion of diving hazard identification and mitigation with recommendations on how to improve safety.

“I’ve had the pleasure of presenting this lecture to dive clubs and groups around the country this year,” said Orr. “The reaction to it – in fact, the reaction to DAN’s fatality information for years – is not one of shying away but rather one of embracing the knowledge. Divers want to learn from case studies collected by DAN so they can learn to become safer divers themselves.”

“Diver Fatalities” is an ideal video for those wishing to highlight the topic in a group setting such as a dive club meeting. Available at no charge to DAN Members, the video can be viewed an unlimited number of times, so it’s also an excellent teaching tool for continuing education courses.

“The video lecture series is a great example of the benefits divers enjoy through their DAN membership,” said Orr. “Educating divers on dive safety and continually seeking ways to improve dive safety are core tenets of DAN’s mission, and the video lectures make available to everyone the popular – and useful – information we’ve previously been able to present only in person.”

The video series joins DAN’s online seminar series and its real-time webinars, and additional offerings to the series will continue to release throughout 2012.

“Good divers never stop learning,” said Orr. “We sincerely hope every DAN Member will take advantage of this benefit and feel free to provide feedback on other topics they’d like to see developed and added.”