Courses
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries, is an advanced-level program that provides additional training for those individuals who have successfully completed the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course.
It is designed to train DAN Oxygen Providers to use the MTV-100 or a Bag Valve Mask (BVM) while providing care for a non-breathing injured diver and activating the local emergency medical services (EMS) and / or arranging for evacuation to the nearest available medical facility.
- Rescue breathing with supplemental oxygen delivers upwards of 50 percent inspired oxygen when performed correctly. However, using an MTV-100 or Bag Valve Mask with oxygen can deliver nearly 100 percent inspired oxygen to a non-breathing injured diver.
- When supplemental oxygen is not available, a Bag Valve Mask can deliver 21 percent oxygen as compared to 16 percent with rescue breathing without supplemental oxygen. The MTV-100 does not work without an oxygen supply.
This is not a stand-alone program. It is intended to train current DAN Oxygen Providers to administer oxygen using advanced-level skills. This course is also offered as part of our DAN Diving Emergency Management Provider Program.
You must provide proof of DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries certification within the last 24 months to take this course.
In DANīs most recent dive accident record, less than 33% of injured divers received emergency oxygen in the field. Few of those received oxygen concentrations approaching the recommended 100%. DAN and all major diving instructional agencies recommend that all divers be qualified to provide 100% oxygen in the field to those injured in a dive accident.
This course takes about one weeknight evening. This is the training that will give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing what to do - if there is a problem and covers all the first aid skills that everyone should have. This is the training that will give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing what to do - if there is a problem.
Check our Calendar for the dates of the next course.
All course materials are included in the course fee. Members of the class will receive First Aid certification cards. The size of the class is very limited. You will receive your textbook with your deposit. Reservations can be made in person at the Tiedemann's Diving Center, or over the phone with a credit card.
