February 4, 2008 - Author: james_sgp
As a frequent diver and instructor, I have witnessed many accidents; from the minor ones like people falling on wet boat decks and cutting their legs, to the more serious one involving a diver being pulled into a moving boat propeller! As you can image the cost for visiting a hospital with a cut on your leg is minor compared to that of being admitted to hospital for weeks, where multiple surgeries may be necessary…
Add to that the always present possibility of a case of Decompression Sickness, needing treatment in a Recompression Chamber which easily goes into the thousands of dollars!
Yes, we all plan to dive safe; but that’s the problem with ‘accidents’ we can never predict them. I encourage divers to have some kind of travel insurance, especially something that will cover medical costs! Visit MultiNational Underwriters as they offer some international travel insurance that specifically looks after us as divers. There Hazardous Sports Rider plan covers medical emergencies while diving, from only US$1 a day!
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