The Potential Perils of Diving
(and How to Prevent Them)
Many people all over the world enjoy diving safely. Regulations and strict attention to protocols developed by Divers Alert Network and professional Association of Diving Instructors have made 
diving much safer and accessible to most people. Diving is however not without risk, and accidents or complications do occur. Listed below are the potential major perils associated with diving. We discuss each one briefly and instruct you on how to avoid or provide stabilizing treatments for these highly preventable problems. Importantly we need to warn you not to assume that an injury or symptom incurred while diving is diving-related. All injuries or problems need to be evaluated at a medical facility first and then if recompression treatment is necessary, arrangements will be made. A layperson may see a heart attack as an air embolism or a skin rash as the skin bends, etc.
