DAN´s Oxygen First
Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Provider Course was designed
to fill the void in oxygen first aid training available
for the general diving public.
This course represents entry level training designed to
educate the general diving (and qualified non-diving) public
in recognizing possible dive related injuries and providing
emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency
medical services (EMS) and/or arranging for evacuation to
the nearest available medical facility.
In DAN´s 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.
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving
Injuries
Objectives
The course is designed to train and educate the general
diving public in the techniques of using oxygen as first
aid for a suspected dive injury. In addition, this course
will introduce novice divers to the fundamentals of recognizing
diving injury warning signs, response and management. This
program also provides an excellent opportunity for experienced
divers and instructors to continue their education.
The DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course
is not designed to train lay persons to provide oxygen to
the general public. While the medical standards and equipment
are the same regarding the emergency use of oxygen for both
divers and non-divers, the DAN Oxygen Provider course does
not prepare individuals to respond to the ill or injured
member of the general public by using emergency oxygen.
Recommended Minimum Hours of Training
Knowledge Development (Lecture) = 1 Hour
Skills Development (Practice) = 3 Hours
This course should be taught as a four-hour program. The
time needed to teach the course varies and depends on many
factors including the number of students and their ability
to process the educational components of the program. Instructors
who want to include subjects or training beyond the course
requirements may do so only before or following the course.
Any additional training must not be required for completion
of course requirements.
Learning Objectives
Course participants must be familiar with the signs and
symptoms of major diving injuries including near drowning
and decompression illnesses (arterial gas embolism and decompression
sickness).
Course participants must demonstrate proper deployment,
assembly, disassembly, and use of all components of the
DAN Oxygen Unit. This includes use of the demand inhalator
valve / mask, constant flow (delivering oxygen at least
15 lpm), non-rebreather mask and oronasal resuscitation
mask with supplemental oxygen inlet.
Course participants must complete the DAN Oxygen First
Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries examination with a minimum
passing score of 80 percent. The instructor will review
the examination with each participant to ensure 100 percent
understanding of the material.
Skill Performance Objectives
To successfully complete the DAN Oxygen Provider course,
participants must demonstrate skill and confidence during
deployment, assembly and disassembly of all parts of the
DAN Oxygen Unit (or other acceptable units).
The course participant must demonstrate skill and confidence
while providing emergency oxygen to simulated injured divers
by:
- Assessing the scene and oxygen provider safety
- Deploying and operating the DAN Oxygen Unit
- Selecting and preparing the appropriate oxygen mask
Operating the DAN Oxygen Unit and using these oxygen delivery
devices:
- Demand inhalator valve and mask
- Constant-flow, non-rebreather mask
- Oronasal resuscitation mask with supplemental oxygen
inlet
Identification of the main components of the DAN Oxygen
Unit
- Jumbo D cylinder and valve
- Multi-function regulator
- “T” handle
- Handwheel/wrench
- Oxygen washer
- Constant-flow controller
- Intermediate (green) pressure hose
- Pressure activated check valve (in threaded outlet)
- Demand inhalator valve
- Oronasal mask
- Non-rebreather mask
- Oronasal resuscitation mask with supplemental oxygen
inlet
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving
Injuries
DAN Pocket Guide to First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
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