DAN Europe Diver Medical Technician course
DAN Europe Recreational and Professional Diver Medical Technician Course
Next 2 day practical date: 13th and 14th April 24 - Sardinia, Italy
18th and 19th May 24 - West London, UK
13th and 14th April 24 - Sardinia, Italy
18th and 19th May 24 - West London, UK
If you're a recreational, technical, or CCR diver aiming to enhance your competence in identifying, preventing, and managing diving-related health conditions, the DAN Recreational Diver Medical Technician course by DAN Europe is for you. This course provides you with the necessary understanding and abilities to confidently address various diving emergencies. It includes both theoretical and practical modules, encompassing a wide range of topics that prepare divers to handle medical emergencies related to diving.
While this course isn't aimed at commercial divers, it's highly suggested for those involved in sports diving, scientific diving, military diving, police diving, fire and public safety diving, and those diving in remote locations. Given that recreational divers tend to have a higher accident and mortality rate compared to commercial divers, and typically receive less medical training, the DAN Recreational Diver Medic course can be a critical addition to any recreational diver's skills arsenal.
Please note, this course does not instruct in diving techniques, but rather concentrates on life-saving strategies and handling dive-associated health conditions effectively under pressure.
What the course covers
Subjects Covered:
Role and Responsibility of a Diver Medic, Incident Assessment, Patient Assessment, Human Anatomy, Methods for monitoring vital sign, Methods of caring for a casualty on site and during transportation, Airway Assessment and Management with adjuncts, Oxygen Administration, CPR and AED, Breathing Difficulties, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, Head Injuries, Seizures, Heart Conditions, Vital Signs, Management of minor and catastrophic bleeding, Poisoning
Burns and scalds, Environmental Exposures, Drowning, Muscular-skeletal trauma, Ear problems – infections, barotrauma, routine hygiene in saturation environments
Injuries to skin and eyes, Carbon dioxide retention and poisoning Carbon monoxide poisoning, Other breathing gas contaminants, e.g. hydrocarbons
Oxygen toxicity, Anoxia and hypoxia, Nitrogen narcosis, Dangerous marine animals – treatment of common injuries
Decompression illness including pulmonary barotrauma and gas, Dental problems – recognition and first aid, Diving accidents
High pressure nervous syndrome (HPNS), Methods of caring for a casualty on site and during transportation
The ears, sinuses and vestibular organs, The first-aid equipment available at the site of a diving operatio, Lung injuries, catheterisation
Thermal stress – the effect of cold on divers’ performance, Use and hazards of the drugs and intravenous fluids, Setting up intravenous infusions,
Parenteral administration of drugs, Suturing and much more.
The theory of the DAN Recreational Diver Medic course will be Blended learning which is online training, at the end of which, you will be able to register for the practical section of the course that will take 2 days for the Practical and invasive procedures. On completion of your practical course you will receive a DAN Recreational Diver Medical Technician Certification. The certification is valid for two years, at which point a 2 day refresher will need to be undertaken. This course is strictly a non-commercial diver course and is not an IMCA DMT Course.
To undertake this course you should be involved in the diving industry as a diver or surface support and have previous training in CPR or First Aid or Equivalent.
Ask us if you are not sure.
Pre-requisites:
Must be over the age of 18 and be in good health
Have at least the recreational diver standard or equivalent
Should at least hold an EFR/ BLS/First Aid Certification.
Certification
DAN Europe – DAN Recreational Diver Medical Technician – valid for 2 years
The HSE Commercial SCUBA Course. (formerly known as HSE part 4)
The HSE SCUBA certificate is an internationally recognised Approved Diving Qualification under the Diving at Work Regulations 1997 (DWR).
The possession of an Approved Diving Qualification is a legal requirement in the UK to undertake any paid diving activity, in particular HSE SCUBA satisfies the requirement for:-
Media Diving
Shellfish/Aquaculture Diving
Scientific and Archaeological Diving
Inshore/Inland civils work
The DAN Diver Medical Technician course has gained recognition as the go-to companion course for HSE SCUBA. It's noteworthy that numerous media companies are now recommending HSE SCUBA divers to complement their qualification with the DAN DMT, from The Diver Medic.