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Hotline Information
- 24-Hr Diving Emergency Hotline: +1-919-684-4326 (accepts collect calls)
- Medical Information Line: +1-919-684-2948 x222
- TravelAssist: +1-800-DAN-EVAC
Contact Information
- Mail: 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705, USA
- Phone: +1-800-446-2671
- Fax: +1-919-490-6630
- Email: DAN@DiversAlertNetwork.org
- Websites: www.DiversAlertNetwork.org or www.danismybuddy.com
Number News Nuggets
- Membership
- DAN Memberships: +140,000
- DAN Members (DAN Americas): +220,000
- DAN Members (Worldwide): +280,000
- Calls and E-mails Answered
- Emergency Medical Calls: 3,152 in 2005 / 41,530 total*
- Medical Information Calls: 6,814 in 2005 / 193,078 total*
- Medical Inquiry Emails: 4,094 in 2005 / 29,407 total*
* as of July 30, 2005
International Affiliates
- DAN Europe
P.O. Box 64026
Roseto (Te)
ITALY
Phone: 39-085-893-0333
Fax: 39-085-893-0050
Website: www.daneurope.org
- DAN Japan
Japan Marine Recreation Association
Kowa-Ota-Machi Bldg, 2F, 47 Ota-Machi 4-Chome
Nakaku, Yokohama City, Kagawa 231-0011 Japan
Phone: 81-45-228-3066
Fax: 81-45-228-3063
Website: www.danjapan.gr.jp
- DAN Southern Africa
Private Bag X 197
Halfway House, 1685
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Phone: 2711-254-1991 or 2711-254-1992
Fax: 2711-254-1993
Website: www.dansa.org
- DAN Southeast Asia Pacific
P.O. Box 384
Ashburton, Victoria 3147
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-3-9886-9166
Fax: 61-3-9886-9155
Website: www.danseap.org
Noteworthy Dates
- 1980: DAN Founded as “National Diving Accident Network” by Dr. Peter B. Bennett; 24-Diving Emergency Hotline established
- 1981: First emergency calls received; Medical Information Line created
- 1983: "National Diving Accident Network" becomes "Divers Alert Network"; Membership Program launched
- 1985: First DAN Oxygen Unit sold
- 1987: Insurance Program first introduced
- 1991: IDAN founded; Oxygen First Aid Training Program launched; Flying After Diving trials begin
- 1993: DAN initiates Recompression Chamber Assistance Program; Project Dive Exploration begins
- 1994: Alert Diver graduates from newsletter to magazine with the publication of its first color issue.
- 1995: DAN reaches over 100,000 members
- 2000: DAN Introduces Business Membership
- 2003: Founder Dr. Peter Bennett retires; Dr. Michael Curley begins tenure as President and CEO of DAN
- 2005: DAN Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Dr. Michael Curley resigns; Mr. Dan Orr named as President and CEO of DAN
Mission and Vision Statements
- DAN's Mission: DAN helps divers in need with medical emergency assistance and promotes diving safety through
research, education, products and services.
- DAN's Vision: Striving to make every dive, accident- and injury-free.
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