http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/research/projects/usnfad/index.asp

DAN study up at Duke, occurs every 2 weeks, $120 + DAN membership and insurance. You must be a certified diver to participate.

3/9/2006 10:43:02 PM

Do you work there?

3/9/2006 10:52:42 PM

No, they spoke at my bf's dive club meeting so we are thinking about doing it. Sounds like not a bad deal for a poor college student, so I figured I'd pass it on.

3/9/2006 11:09:36 PM

interesting.

3/9/2006 11:23:11 PM

Probably not the best of ideas. While it might be quite safe, there have still been incidents of people being bent in the chamber in flying after diving studies. While it is in a controlled environment with people watching you the whole time to make sure that you don't die...I'm still not sure I would want to risk getting DCS for just $120 and some dive insurance.

3/9/2006 11:27:24 PM

If I had a good book I wanted to read (and was still in the area) I would consider it. I think it more of supporting good quality research than earning $texas. I feel good knowing if something ever happens while diving off the NC coast, I can be airlifted to Duke and use their chamber.

[Edited on March 9, 2006 at 11:48 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2006 11:48:34 PM

you can actually get bent in an altitude chamber without having recently been on SCUBA, particularly if you are in a chamber on a regular basis (and esp doing rapid decompressions). it's very unusual, though.

and i'm sure that DAN isn't gonna do anything to really screw you.

3/10/2006 12:10:56 AM

I'm sure you're right when you say there's no risk, but I dunno, it kind of scares me too much to do it.

3/10/2006 12:20:17 AM

They said at worst, if you get bent they'll stick you back in the chamber, and it could affect your ability to dive for at most a month. I've know people to recover from much worse real life experiences.

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"and i'm sure that DAN isn't gonna do anything to really screw you."

3/10/2006 7:42:56 AM