IMPORTANT! Do you dive with a DAN Tag attached?

[drbill]

No... I like to keep dive ops guessing. Of course the one I dive with 98% of the time knows where to go if I do somewhat wrong (related to diving that is).

 

[D_B]

DAN provides more than insurance, they are responsible for much of the info available for diving and diving medicine .. a very worth wile organization to support

Insurance behind your eyeballs sounds good in theory but what about when you do nothing wrong?
I know someone that had to go to a chamber after their 4th open water dive .. not because of an accedent, or that they did something wrong .. it's come to light that it was because of a medical condition they had, one that as many as one third of all divers could have it and not even know about ..
Thinking and training will do you no good in that case

 

[DandyDon]

No(w) that Dan Orr is running it I will put one on. I really did not want to be associated with Peter Bennet in that way.

Yeah, that was a sad story - good that it's long over.

No... I like to keep dive ops guessing. Of course the one I dive with 98% of the time knows where to go if I do somewhat wrong (related to diving that is).

Good luck on the other 2%, Bill.

 

[jbd]

i suppse JBD is thinking it from only his point of view (nothing wrong with that)...... im thinking about other divers. those i find and can assist and those that can endanger me

When I dive, I consider all the variables--myself, my known buddies and anyone else in the water. Each and everyone is a risk to me and vice versa. I weigh those risks carefully before ever diving. I have enough medical background and enough knowledge of diving injuries that I won't need to call DAN to figure out what to do. I also know from past experience that the person at DAN that answers the phone is not going to be able to tell you much more than to follow recognized first aid protocols and transport to the nearest hospital and or chamber facility. They can't do much more than this because they are most likely talking to a lay person who does not have the training and experience to make a full on medical assessment of the patient. Nor will the on site personnel have the supplies and equipment to definitively treat the patient for what ever injuries there are. DAN can not afford to second a situation and will always, and appropriately so, error on the side of caution and recommend a chamber trip even if its not clear that the chamber is actually necessary. I would make the same recommendation.

 

[diver 85]

I chose the not always or no option because I don't have a DAN tag, nor am I a DAN member. Nor do I have dive specific insurance. Will I get dive insurance? Probably not. Can I afford a chamber trip or two? Again, probably not, but thats part of why I dive conservatively--protecting what meager assets I do have.

It's never too late...after 22 years of diving, my wife & I got(the top level no less...lol) DAN 2 months ago.....Almost pulled the trigger about 21+ years ago & forgot all about it.....So, even us old farts can change....even updated to a dive computer about 6 months ago, man I flew into the 21st century(finally).......

 

[johnnyseko]

$20 for a tag They look like an entanglement hazard to me.

I wrote 'johnnyseko' on my tanks so at least Sb'ers can ID me. Also written on my fins and I will add to my backplate. Should I include my DAN member#?

DAN stickers also on tanks. I do have DAN insurance.

 

[almitywife]

$20 for a tag They look like an entanglement hazard to me.

I wrote 'johnnyseko' on my tanks so at least Sb'ers can ID me. Also written on my fins and I will add to my backplate. Should I include my DAN member#?

DAN stickers also on tanks. I do have DAN insurance.

johnny johnny johnny.... this is us youre taking to!!!

you know we'll take those tanks (and maybe the gear if its any good ) before we call anyone

 

[Divenomad]

Got to agree with Don here, I know a guy that's been diving since before the Dorea went down, and I watched him take a hit on a 70' dive with a total bottom time of fifteen minutes. Dropped down, grabbed a lost fin, ascended, did a three minute stop (included in the total time, ascent rate never got above 28' per minute (confirmed by the computer) got in the boat and had a neuro hit in his spine. he took a ride. His first dive of the day, no prior dives within two weeks. he had never had a hit before, and none since. Go figure.

I think you have the right to dive any way you like, but I can't really accept your arguement that "I dive safe, and therefore it cannot happen to me". I will accept "I just don't want to do it, because I don't want to."

I wear my military dog tags at all times (diving is not the only activity that I do where someone might stumble upon what's left of me in some remote place) and the DAN tag is just a little bit extra. I have on on my BC and one on my dive bag. if you don't want to pay for the insurance or the tags to protect yourself and help support a great organization, fine. Respectfully, I believe you are in denial of the possible risks, and I consider myself fortunate that you were not me instructor.

-Nomad

 

[Web Monkey]

I do and with it and a $5 bill I can get a cup of coffee at Starbucks.


Also, at all the hospitals I have worked at, we were not allowed to turn away a person in need of true emergency care regardless of ability to pay. Granted they were all in the USA, but if proof of payment is necessary prior to treatment in some other country then maybe I don't need to be diving there.

Payment is required pretty much everyplace I've been.

Even in the US, if you can't pay, they're only required to "stabilize" you. AFAIK, that means they only need to keep you from dying, and doesn't mean they have to fix the leg you can't move anymore.

You get a whole year of the primo insurance for the cost of a single boat ride. I can't imagine diving without it.

Terry

 

[Hemlon]

You get a whole year of the primo insurance for the cost of a single boat ride. I can't imagine diving without it.

Terry

Same here which is why I have DAN insurance every year. The cost/benefit ratio makes sense to me.