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Diver safety and education have always been at the forefront of Diver Alert Networks mission. The four featured courses cover the management and assessment tools divers need to address key injuries they may encounter: Scuba diving professionals and retailers can become a DAN Instructor, further advancing DANs mission of dive safety by educating divers on the proper first aid care for diving injures.
Developed by dive industry experts, each program features comprehensive content updates and includes the most recent guidelines for resuscitation and emergency cardiac care and CPR administration. These programs each include enhanced educational materials with full-color, high-resolution images and illustrations perfect for interactive learning situations.
According to William Ziefle, President and CEO of DAN, the courses are part of DANs on-going mission to encourage and promote scuba diver safety and continuing education. Its been said that a good diver is always learning, and we couldnt agree more. These programs help teach every diver the important skills necessary to respond to diving, as well as non-diving medical emergencies, including basic life support and first aid. We are excited to offer these four core programs as we continue to develop ways to provide effective tools for dive professionals to educate their customers.
Ziefle outlined the four courses:
Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries
The DAN Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries course is designed to train and educate interested individuals in the techniques of administering emergency oxygen for a suspected diving injury. This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of dive-injury recognition and proper first-responder care with a variety of oxygen delivery systems.
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish or other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these injuries and reduce discomfort and pain.
Neurological Assessment
The Neurological Assessment Course teaches participants how to conduct a layman's neurological assessment on a potentially injured diver. 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.
Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid
The DAN Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid (BLS: CPR&FA) course offers entry-level training in providing basic life support (BLS) to adults with life-threatening injuries while activating emergency medical services.
For information about how to become a DAN Instructor for these newly revised training programs, and to take advantage of other industry-related educational tools and training opportunities, visit the DAN Booth #342 at the Beneath the Sea Show. You can also contact DAN Educational Services at 800-446-2671, ext. 555, oxygen@dan.org or visit the DAN website.
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Developed by dive industry experts, each program features comprehensive content updates and includes the most recent guidelines for resuscitation and emergency cardiac care and CPR administration. These programs each include enhanced educational materials with full-color, high-resolution images and illustrations perfect for interactive learning situations.
According to William Ziefle, President and CEO of DAN, the courses are part of DANs on-going mission to encourage and promote scuba diver safety and continuing education. Its been said that a good diver is always learning, and we couldnt agree more. These programs help teach every diver the important skills necessary to respond to diving, as well as non-diving medical emergencies, including basic life support and first aid. We are excited to offer these four core programs as we continue to develop ways to provide effective tools for dive professionals to educate their customers.
Ziefle outlined the four courses:
Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries
The DAN Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries course is designed to train and educate interested individuals in the techniques of administering emergency oxygen for a suspected diving injury. This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of dive-injury recognition and proper first-responder care with a variety of oxygen delivery systems.
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish or other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these injuries and reduce discomfort and pain.
Neurological Assessment
The Neurological Assessment Course teaches participants how to conduct a layman's neurological assessment on a potentially injured diver. 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.
Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid
The DAN Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid (BLS: CPR&FA) course offers entry-level training in providing basic life support (BLS) to adults with life-threatening injuries while activating emergency medical services.
For information about how to become a DAN Instructor for these newly revised training programs, and to take advantage of other industry-related educational tools and training opportunities, visit the DAN Booth #342 at the Beneath the Sea Show. You can also contact DAN Educational Services at 800-446-2671, ext. 555, oxygen@dan.org or visit the DAN website.
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