by Vero Punkfish | 16.05.2026 | Decompression, Uncategorized
A new analysis of dive profiles – but what can the data truly tell us? A new paper on DCS risk assessment is currently sparking discussions. It was published in early 2026 by a group of researchers, almost all affiliated with DAN Europe. The data comes from the DAN...
by Vero Punkfish | 07.04.2026 | Uncategorized
What the “base on the mountain” has to say about it The other day, a diver who travels in a small camper called me in the afternoon: she said she had done something very stupid and driven up to the Cumbrecita, to about 1000m altitude—that it was terrible,...
by Vero Punkfish | 29.03.2026 | Decompression, Dive Pro, Uncategorized
Decompression sickness—skin mottling after a dive, pain, or even neurological deficits—is frightening. But how common is decompression sickness, actually? At first glance, the figures circulating seem reassuring. For recreational diving, incidence is usually quoted...
by Vero Punkfish | 22.03.2026 | Uncategorized
Why do you get DCS? Whenever it’s mentioned somewhere that someone had symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS), it doesn’t take five minutes for the discussion to shift. In forums and on social media, it follows an amazingly reliable pattern: first...
by Vero Punkfish | 09.02.2026 | Uncategorized
Dopplering after diving – does it make sense? For a while, at popular dive spots, you could often observe someone pulling a small portable ultrasound Doppler device out of their bag after a dive. Measuring bubbles. In the middle of the group, half curious, half proud....
by Vero Punkfish | 05.08.2025 | Dive Pro, Diving Best Practice, Uncategorized
First Aid for DCS Why Oxygen is so Important “I don’t need oxygen, it just went away on its own last time.”Someone said this to me a while ago, who at the time was showing slight circulatory problems and pronounced marbling of the skin. And he is not...
