The purpose of this course is to teach participants about common presentations of dive injuries and how to provide emergency oxygen first aid.

 Requirements

1.     Be a DAN member and a DAN Professional.

2.     Be an active scuba diving leader (e.g., instructor, assistant instructor, dive con or divemaster) with your training agency.

3.     Completed the DAN Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid (BLS) course

4.     Completed the DAN Emergency Oxygen for Injured Diver Course

The Learning

The following topics are covered in this course to provide you with a foundation to teach how to administer Emergency Oxygen to an injured diver: 

Knowledge 

·      Atmospheric Gases 

·      Respiration and Circulation 

·      Decompression Illness 

·      Oxygen and Diving Injuries 

·      Handling Oxygen Safely

·      Administering Oxygen 

Skills 

·      Oxygen Equipment Identification, Disassembly and Assembly 

·      Scene Safety Assessment 

·      Initial Assessment 

·      Demand Inhalator Valve 

·      Nonrebreather Mask

·      Bag Valve Mask

·      Manually Triggered Ventilator

·      Emergency Assistance Plan 

Pricing: $225 (additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included) 

Course Tuition Includes: 

·      Access to the DAN Emergency Oxygen for Injured Divers eLearning Module

·      3-4 hours of Skill Development in teaching the skills list above 

·      Course Completion Card

The Gear

The student is required to have:

·      Oronasal resuscitation mask 

·      Current DAN BLS: First Aid, Emergency Oxygen and Emergency Action Plan slates. 

·      Paper copy or downloaded electronic copy of the DAN Instructor Manual found in the DAN Paper copy or downloaded electronic copy of Core Instructor eLearning module DAN Basic Life Support Instructor Guide found in the eLearning module.

Get Started

Call D & K Scuba Adventure to enroll in the DAN Emergency Oxygen for Injured Diver Instructor Course and get your DAN Emergency Oxygen Module eLearning link by email. You must complete the eLearning course before the practical application session, you’ll be better prepared for your practice teaching assignments. You will also understand how to organize each class and how to certify students.

Student Agreement: By registering for the DAN Emergency Oxygen for Injured Diver Instructor Course, you indicate that you have read and agree to the DAN Instructor course policies, and conditions.

DAN Emergency Oxygen for Injured Diver Instructor Course is scheduled as needed. Call D & K Scuba Adventure (509) 499-7513 to set up the class.

The Next Step

With your DAN Instructor Qualification Course, you are ready for the individual DAN Instructor Course:

·      DAN Diver First Aid for Professional Diver Instructor Course version 3 – prerequisite is DAN Diver First Aid for Professional Diver course – version 3.

Call (509) 499-7513 to discuss our goals for becoming a DAN Instructor. Ask about a package price for your training and discounts for military or public safety divers.