Eric Douglas is an author and journalist known for his thriller novels with scuba diving, environment and ocean themes. He has been a dive instructor and a diver medic and worked for PADI, DAN and has written training articles for Scuba Diving since 2008.
He is also documentarian writing stories about Moskito Indians who scuba dive for lobster and photographing Russia after the Soviet Union broke up.
Are there any restrictions on scuba diving after having heart surgery? Do you have to tell the dive shop about your heart medications? Find your answers.
A diver tries to recover a boat that overturned and sank in a local harbor, but without the training needed to bring the boat to the surface he loses his life.
In this installment, Eric Douglas explains what happens when you have a heart attack, and if it's safe to scuba dive after going into cardiac arrest.
One man's first night dive would be his last dive — and night — ever. Find out what went wrong and how can you avoid it happening to you.
Testing out new scuba diving gear leads to fatal mistakes for one experienced rescue diver.
Two scuba divers tried to take a selfie to impress their friends — but one of them never surfaced. Learn from the mistakes that led to their accident.
In this installment, Eric Douglas explains the relationship between heart disease risks and waistline, and explains what it's like to be in cardiac rehab.
Can you dive again after open-heart surgery? Author Eric Douglas tells the true story of his heart disease recovery in his latest installment: Lessons Learned.
Diving in caves can be dangerous — even if you've had the right training. Find out why this husband and wife died in an underwater cave system.