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DAN
Training & Education
Courses Offerings
Oxygen
First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (click
for more info)
As a recreational diver, you can receive training to provide vital first
aid that can make a difference to a scuba diver with decompression illness.
The DAN Oxygen Provider Course provides entry-level training in the recognition
and management of possible diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen
first aid.
Advanced
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (click
for more info)
This advanced-level program is designed to train existing DAN Oxygen Providers
to use the MTV-100 or a Bag Valve Mask while providing care for a non-breathing
injured diver.
First
Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries (click
for more info)
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience
minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish
and other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these
injuries and reduce diver discomfort and pain.
Automated
External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving (click
for more info)
More than 10 percent of all dive fatalities are actually caused by cardiovascular
disease, according to DAN dive accident and fatality statistics. This
course teaches divers and other interested parties to provide care for
sudden cardiac arrest including the use of an automated external defibrillator
(AEDs).
Basic
Life Support for Dive Professionals (click
for more info)
The remote nature of dive accidents, whether a few hours from shore or
days from civilization, frequently requires more advanced levels of care
than are offered by traditional or entry-level CPR programs.
Remote
Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™) (click
for more info)
The DAN Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™) system module supplements
the DAN Oxygen First Aid in Scuba Diving Injuries course. Based on medical
closed-circuit oxygen rebreather technology, the REMO2™ device provides
injured divers with high concentrations of emergency oxygen for extended
periods. This training course instructs the Oxygen Provider in the use
of DAN's new REMO2™ system.
On-Site
Neurological Assessment for Divers (click
for more info)
Learn how to conduct a neurological assessment on a potentially injured
diver in this course. The information gained in this assessment can help
convince a diver of the need for oxygen first aid, and help a dive physician
determine the proper treatment.
Diving
Emergency Management Provider Program (click
for more info)
Learn the knowledge and skills from several courses into one single approach
to dive emergency management.
Diving
Emergency Specialist (DES) (click
for more info)
Learn about DAN’s new recognition program for divers who are interested
in dive safety.
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