DAN was born in 1980 following the initiative of certain scientists and university professors of international standing, in the USA and in Italy, who had understood that the managing of a diving emergency requires a special knowledge, not commonly found as part of normal medical structures.
DAN's mission is that of operating and maintaining an international network of alarm centers, active 24 hours a day, guaranteeing, in the event of an emergency, specialized assistance, to any diver, anywhere in the world.
DAN also provides diving medical advice, carries out research into diving safety, organizes courses and seminars with the aim of increasing the knowledge and sense of responsibility of recreational divers and provides financial and technical assistance to hyperbaric treatment centers in developing countries.
Courses:
- DAN Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Course
- DAN Oxygen First Aid For Scuba Diving Injuries
- DAN Oxygen First Aid For Aquatic Emergencies
- DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Course
- DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid For Scuba Diving Injuries
- Medical Oxygen Rebreather Course for Scuba Diving Injuries
Somebody
gets a Cardiac Arrest, what do you do?
This
trainings program is intended to train and educate divers and qualified
non-divers in the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for
victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
In
addition the course also reviews First Aid procedures using Basic Life
Support Techniques.
This
program has been recognized by one of the leading manufacturers of
AED’s, making this program unique!
By
the end of this program the participants will be able:
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To recognize the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest.
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To perform Basic Life Support techniques, while setting up the Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
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To provide Basic Life Support with an AED.
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To care for and maintain an AED.
Course
price: 75 Euro (check pricelist for special discount schemes)
Requirements:
Reanimation (CPR) Certificate
Course
size: Maximum 8 students per instructor
At
the end of the course the student will receive a Wall Certificate, upon successful
completion of the course.
Do
you know what to do if a diving accident occurs?
This
course is an entrée course, intended to train divers (and qualified
non-divers) to recognize possible diving injuries and to provide Oxygen
First Aid until a medical emergency unit arrives at the accident scene or
while transport is being organized to the nearest medical facility.
The
course will cover:
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The mechanism of diving injuries
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Recognition of a diving injury
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The advantages of Oxygen administration
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How to respond with Oxygen in order to provide immediate, effective First Aid
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How to communicate with Medical Emergency Services and DAN.
Course
price: 75 Euro
(check
pricelist for special discount schemes)
Requirements:
Reanimation (CPR) certificate.
(It
is possible to combine the DAN Oxygen First Aid course with the EFR course
Course
size: Maximum 8 students per instructor
At
the end of the course the student will receive a Wall Certificate, upon successful
completion of the course.
Somebody
almost drowned, how will you help the person?
This
course, Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies, or Aquatic Oxygen
Provider, is a course intended to train people in recognizing possible
water-related injuries and to perform Oxygen First Aid until a medical
emergency unit arrives at the accident scene, or while transport to the
nearest medical facility is being organized.
The
course will cover the following objectives:
(By
the end of the course, the participants must demonstrate mastery of the
course objectives by performing the necessary life saving skills).
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Describe the role and function of the cardiac and respiratory systems in the human body.
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Identify and describe the major causes of aquatic accidents.
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Describe the mechanisms of drowning and the benefits of administrating Oxygen First Aid to the patient.
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Demonstrate rescue breathing and 1-rescuer CPR.
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Identify the indications for supplemental Oxygen First Aid use.
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Demonstrate the First Aid response of a breathing and non-breathing swimmer with circulation.
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Demonstrate the First Aid response for a non-breathing swimmer without circulation.
Course
price: 75 Euro (check pricelist for special discount schemes)
Requirements:
Reanimation (CPR) Certificate
Course
size: Maximum 8 students per instructor
At
the end of the course the student will receive a Wall Certificate, upon successful
completion of the course.
Nice
Jelly Fish. But it itches a lot! Now what?
Serious
marine life injuries are rare, but divers do come across some inconveniences
sometimes. This course will teach divers to minimize the effects from sea life
injuries and to ease the pain and inconveniences.
The
course teaches divers to minimize these injuries and reduce discomfort and
pain.
Be
sure you know what to do when any hazardous marine life comes closer to you
than you want!
During
the course we will cover:
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To identify possible hazardous marine life.
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To recognize possible injuries caused by hazardous marine life.
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To perform First Aid for hazardous marine life injuries.
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To avoid injuries by hazardous marine life.
Course
price: 75 Euro (check pricelist for special discount schemes)
Requirements:
none
Course
size: Maximum 8 students per instructor
At
the end of the course the student will receive a Wall Certificate, upon successful
completion of the course.
The
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries, is an advanced course
and offers extra training for students, whom have passed the requirements
for DAN First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries.
The
course is intended to train Oxygen Providers with advanced resuscitation
techniques to assist any diver who is not breathing with e.g. a Bag Valve
Mask (BVM) and/or a Manually Triggered Ventilator (MTV).
Your
DAN Advanced Oxygen Instructor
will review and train you in:
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The latest guidelines for Basic Life Support (review)
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Resuscitation and Reanimation (CPR) techniques (review)
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The advantages and potential problems of resuscitation with the Ambuballon (BVM) and the Manually Triggered Ventilator (MTV)
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How to resuscitate non-breathing divers with the Ambuballon (BVM)
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How to resuscitate non-breathing divers with the Manually Triggered Ventilator (MTV).
Course
price: 75 Euro (check pricelist for special discount schemes)
Requirements:
DAN Oxygen First Aid course.
Course
size: Maximum 8 students per instructor
At
the end of the course the student will receive a Wall Certificate, upon successful
completion of the course.
The
DAN Medical Oxygen Rebreather (MO2R) Training Module is an additional
training module for those individuals who have successfully completed the
DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course within the past 12
months.
It
trains DAN Oxygen Providers to recognize diving injuries where a MO2R System
will be an effective method of providing emergency oxygen first aid and how
to assemble and provide emergency oxygen first aid using a MO2R.
The MO2R System will benefit a responsive and breathing injured diver where
there is substantial distance to the nearest medical facility or delay to
the next level of emergency response.
A MO2R is designed to provide high concentrations of emergency oxygen for up
to eight hours.
Course
objectives:
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Scene assessment and oxygen provider safety
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Deployment and operation of the DAN Oxygen Unit
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Decision-making: When to use the MO2R
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Identification of the main component parts of the MO2R
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Carbon Dioxide Absorbent Canister
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Breathing Circuit
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Rebreathing Bag
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Oronasal Mask + Mask Strap
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Peep valve
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Set-up of the MO2R System
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Operation of the MO2R System
Course
price: 75 Euro (check pricelist for special discount schemes)
Prerequisites:
DAN Oxygen First Aid brevet.
Course
size: Maximum 8 students per instructor
At
the end of the course the student will receive a Wall Certificate, upon successful
completion of the course.
