Diver Emergency Management Provider

People who are interested in understanding first aid care for a variety of diving scenarios are encouraged to take the Diving Emergency Management Provider course. This course focuses specifically on diving injuries and provides divers and their surface support teams with first aid training for interim care until emergency medical services are available.

Requirements

There are no prerequisites, age restrictions or water sessions required for this course is open to everyone.

The Learning

The course integrates the knowledge and skills from four core DAN first aid courses (BLS: CPR & FA, EO2, Neuro, and HMLI) into a single course to focus on first aid care specifically for dive-related events and includes the following:

Knowledge

  • Basic Life Support

  • Respiration and Circulation

  • Scene Safety and Initial Assessment

  • Adult, Single Rescuer CPR

  • Use of AEDs

  • Obstructed Airway

  • First Aid Assessment

  • Temperature Related Injuries

  • Lifting and Moving

  • Nervous System Overview

  • Decompression Illness

  • Neurological Assessment

  • Overview of Atmospheric Gases

  • Oxygen and Diving Injuries

  • Handling Oxygen Safely

  • Administering Oxygen: Systems and Component

  • Injuries from Marine Life

  • Control of External Bleeding

  • Bandaging and Wound Management

  • Dive Accident Management Preparation

Skills

  • Scene Safety Assessment

  • Donning and Doffing Gloves

  • Initial Assessment and Positioning for Care

  • CPR and AED: Single Rescuer, Adult only

  • Obstructed Airway

  • Secondary Assessment

  • Neurological Assessment Elements

  • Oxygen Equipment identification, Disassembly and Assembly

  • Oxygen Administration

    • Demand and Nonrebreather Masks plus MTV valve &/or BVM

  • Shock Management

  • Injury Management

  • Pressure Immobilization Technique

  • Control of External Bleeding

  • Applying a Tourniquet

  • Severe Allergic Reaction/Opioid Overdose

  • Pricing $129

    Course tuition includes:

    • DAN eLearning registration of Basic Life Support

    • 6-8 hours of practical application training with our professional instructors

    • Certification processing

    • DAN Certification card

    Get Started

    Call Denny’s Scuba Adventure to enroll in the course and get your DAN Diver Emergency Medical Provider Course eLearning link by email. You must complete the the eLearning course before the the practical application session, you’ll be better prepared to start practicing your basic life support and first aid skills with your Instructor.

    Student Agreement: By registering for the Basic Life Support and First Aid Course, you indicate that you have read and agree to the  DAN course policies and conditions.

    Basic Life Support and First Aid Course is scheduled as needed. Call Denny’s Scuba Adventure (509) 499-7513 to set up the class.

    The Gear

    Your instructor will have emergency oxygen units available to use for training.

    The Next Step

    With your Diver Emergency Management Provider certification, you may want to expand your diving skills even more with the PADI Rescue Diver course. Ask your instructor or divemaster or give us a call for more details.