This course represents entry-level training
designed to educate the general diving (and
qualified non-diving) public to better recognize
the warning signs of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and
administer first aid using Basic Life Support
techniques and Automated External Defibrillators
while activating the local emergency medical
services, (EMS) and / or arranging for evacuation to the nearest appropriate
medical facility.
The mean age of divers who die each year in dive fatalities tracked by DAN is
gradually increasing. It is now approximately 42 years of age. Divers are getting
older, and older people are getting involved in diving.
Of the 78 dive fatalities in the DAN 2001 Report on Decompression Illness, Diving
Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration, based on 1999 fatalities, 7.7 percent of
them were caused directly by heart disease. At the same time, heart disease was
the direct cause of death for 26 percent of the fatalities involving divers over the
age of 35.
On top of that, 25 percent of divers involved in diving fatalities were also reported
to be taking heart medications.
Heart disease is a common problem. To ignore that it affects divers as much as it
affects the general population does divers a disservice. When you consider that
diving is often done from remote locations - on beaches or off of dive boats - that
are far removed from emergency medical help, it is important to prepare for
every emergency.
Recommended Minimum Hours of Training
Knowledge Development (Lecture) = 1 Hour
Skills Development (Practice) = 2-3 Hours
Course Cost:
$45.00 per person includes textbook
designed to educate the general diving (and
qualified non-diving) public to better recognize
the warning signs of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and
administer first aid using Basic Life Support
techniques and Automated External Defibrillators
while activating the local emergency medical
services, (EMS) and / or arranging for evacuation to the nearest appropriate
medical facility.
The mean age of divers who die each year in dive fatalities tracked by DAN is
gradually increasing. It is now approximately 42 years of age. Divers are getting
older, and older people are getting involved in diving.
Of the 78 dive fatalities in the DAN 2001 Report on Decompression Illness, Diving
Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration, based on 1999 fatalities, 7.7 percent of
them were caused directly by heart disease. At the same time, heart disease was
the direct cause of death for 26 percent of the fatalities involving divers over the
age of 35.
On top of that, 25 percent of divers involved in diving fatalities were also reported
to be taking heart medications.
Heart disease is a common problem. To ignore that it affects divers as much as it
affects the general population does divers a disservice. When you consider that
diving is often done from remote locations - on beaches or off of dive boats - that
are far removed from emergency medical help, it is important to prepare for
every emergency.
Recommended Minimum Hours of Training
Knowledge Development (Lecture) = 1 Hour
Skills Development (Practice) = 2-3 Hours
Course Cost:
$45.00 per person includes textbook
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