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Safety & Health Articles

The Risk of Neglecting Your Air Supply
Careful monitoring of your gas tank is imperative to staying safe while diving. Here, one diver learns a tough lesson when forced to surface too fast.
Can You Dive With Multiple Sclerosis?
After a later-in-life MS diagnosis, one diver learns that they don't have to give up the sport they love—they just have to approach it differently.
A Close Call With Immersion Pulmonary Edema
After experiencing difficulty breathing underwater, a diver's knowledge of immersion pulmonary edema—from a previous episode—proved beneficial when seeking treatment.
How to Travel Safely With Lithium Batteries
Lithium batteries are in many of today's electronics, and while there are many benefits, there are some hazards you should know about.
The Danger of Diving Without a Backup Regulator

Divers should only share air in emergencies. One pair learned this lesson the hard way when they made the mistake of planning their entire dives on shared air—and running out.

My Journey Into Freediving and Mental Health

Can freediving help calm the mind? A personal journey underwater reveals how the sport is breaking barriers around anxiety and mental health.

How to Safely Enter and Exit the Water From a Boat

It might seem basic, but this crucial skill helps ensure that your dives begin and end without injury. Here's how to master the act like a pro.

When Distracted Diving Leads to Chest Pains

An inexperienced diver on a surface-supplied air dive let distractions interfere with safety precautions, leading to chest pains later that day. Here's what happened—and how to treat it.

How to Travel Abroad Without Getting Sick

The last thing any diver wants is for anything come between them and their next dive—especially an illness. Before embarking on your next trip abroad, follow our advice to help prevent sickness from getting in the way.