DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe)

DAN Europe is another important organization in the European diving and baromedical ecosystem, but its role is somewhat different from EUBS, ECHM, and ECB. Here’s how it fits in:

1. Role of DAN Europe

• Primary focus: Diver safety, research, education, and emergency assistance.
• Provides services like:
  • Dive accident insurance
  • Emergency medical support and evacuation for divers
  • Research on diving injuries, decompression sickness, and dive safety
  • Education for divers and dive professionals

2. Relationship to EUBS, ECHM, and ECB

• EUBS:  DAN Europe collaborates on research projects, sharing data on diving injuries and safety. EUBS provides the scientific expertise that can guide DAN Europe’s studies.
• ECHM:  DAN Europe’s research findings and field experience inform ECHM guidelines on dive medicine and safety protocols.
• ECB:  DAN Europe supports education and training programs by providing real-world data, case studies, and occasionally contributing to diving medicine courses that ECB oversees.

DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe) is an international, non-profit medical and research organization founded in 1983 to protect scuba divers. It provides 24/7 emergency medical assistance, specialized dive insurance, safety research, and educational training to a global community of recreational and professional divers.

More info: Visit the DAN Europe Website