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• The British Hyperbaric Association - Provides details of current clinical practice and avenues of research under exploration. Includes list of member chambers with emergency telephone numbers for divers.

  Badalveda Provides health service for divers, including recompression facilities and emergency services. Find mission statement, links, and article on diving hazards. Located in Koh Tao, Thailand. http://www.badalveda.com/

  DAN Divers Alert Network A nonprofit scuba diving and dive safety association providing expert medical advice for underwater injuries, emergency information, research, and products. http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/

  Dive Safety in Southeast Asia A list of recompression chambers (hyperbaric chambers) in southeast Asia including Borneo and Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore. http://www.starfish.ch/dive/Divesafety.html

  Diving Diseases Research Centre Plymouth UK Providing hyperbaric chamber oxygen treatment facilities and medical training for divers, technicians, nurses and doctors. http://www.ddrc.org/

  Diving Medicals Dr. Kenneth Vickers a BSAC Dive Leader and General Practitioner gives an overview of some aspects of fitness to dive, contact details and some diving photographs. http://www.divingmedicals.co.uk

  Hyperbaric Medicine Unit - Decompression Sickness The unit's site provides information for SCUBA divers on decompression sickness, including first aid actions and contact information in the event of a diving emergency. http://www.sdm.scot.nhs.uk/decompression_illness/index.htm

  Medidive Supplier of equipment for asthma sufferers. Includes details of products, newsletter and contact information. Located in Brisbane, Australia. http://medidive.delvtech.com/