The DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course is designed for individuals who have successfully completed the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Diving Emergencies course. In this course, DAN Oxygen Providers learn how to use a pressure relief valve (e.g. MTV100) and/or a resuscitator bag.
DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
The DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course supplements knowledge and skills in life-saving emergency measures and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and enables participants to help divers with any type of respiratory arrest. DAN Oxygen Providers learn how to use a pressure valve (e.g. MTV100) and/or a resuscitation bag, which improve the effectiveness of resuscitation measures through higher oxygen concentrations.
DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Learning objectives
Diagnosis:
Heart attack
Asthma
Heavy bleeding
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Oxygen administration (advanced)
Manual ventilation
Resuscitator bag
Course duration
4 hours
Prerequisites
DAN BLS/BLSD qualification (or equivalent*) and valid DAN Oxygen First Aid For Diving Emergencies Provider qualification.
(*) A basic course in CPR/life-saving emergency measures is equivalent to a DAN BLS course if it complies with ERC guidelines and certification is issued by a recognised first aid organisation.
Renewal of qualification
Every 24 months
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