Injury Rates among divers...The DAN report

[Lost Yooper]

Yeah, I figured that would be tricky. The other part is trying to calculate *active* technical divers. That can't be done with any accuracy. Just because they are tech certifed doesn't mean they are actively tech diving or even diving at all.

The bottom line is that trying to quantify this info with any accuracy is extremely difficult. What can be said is that diving is a very safe hobby -- including technical diving.

Good job,

Mike

Do you know if those fatalities are broken down into type? Like (for example) 50% are the result of heart attack on the surface. Sometimes people call a heart attack while dressed in scuba gear a scuba related fatality, when it's likely the guy would have died anyway.

 

[sharpenu]

Yes, they are separated ( where possible) by cause of death, depth, diving gas, time of day, month of occurence, and a lot of other factors. It is a pretty comprehensive report. It surprised me how many uncertified divers are trying (and failing) to dive.

Also, divers in the "special" field were abnormally high in injury and death rates. These include: commercial, military, professional rescuers, scientific and other divers. I think that is probably the result of the extreme danger of the dives they perform.

 

[MASS-Diver]

Another stat I'm interested in is the number of fatalities that resulted from an accident on the surface. I have been told by numerous sources that the vast majority of diving deaths happen on the surface with new diver. I wonder if this is still (or ever was) true?

 

[old guy]

sharpenu

Great job!

My question is how many deaths per hours of diving. It would be interesting to compare the risk to driving or smoking.

I've seen many claims on this board which were based more on gut feeling than facts.

Yes, your data is not complete or perfect but it is a step toward truth, a work in progress. I hope some of the criticism does not stop or slow down your work.

thanks!
Jim