Diving First Aid for Professional Divers

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The Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro) course is aimed at commercial, professional, scientific divers and aquarium staff and volunteers and meets the 2020 consensus Guidelines for Resuscitation from the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation (ILCOR) as issued by its member organizations including:

  • the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • the European Council on Resuscitation (ERC)
  • the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
    • including the course requirements for CPR-C in Canada
  • Australia New Zealand Council on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
  • the Resuscitation Council of South Africa
  • the InterAmerican Heart Foundation and
  • the Resuscitation Council of Asia.

The course is comprised of information from the Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and CPR HCP plus Bloodborne pathogens (revised 2020).


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The first step in being prepared to handle a diving emergency is education. DAN courses teach you the first aid steps to care for an injured diver and interact with medical professionals.


Course Curriculum


  OVERVIEW
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  INTRODUCTION
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  ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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  ATMOSPHERIC GASES
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  DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
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  BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
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  EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
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  LIFTING & MOVING
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  SCENE SAFETY ASSESSMENT
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  INITIAL ASSESSMENT
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  NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
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  CONDUCTING A NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
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  FOUR FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
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  OXYGEN & DIVING INJURIES
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  HANDLING OXYGEN SAFELY
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  OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM
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  CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
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  CPR: SUPPORTING CIRCULATION
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  CPR: SUPPORTING RESPIRATION
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  CPR: USING AED'S
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  FOREIGN-BODY AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
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  GENERAL ASSESSMENT & MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
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  TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURIES
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  SLIPS & FALLS: SECONDARY ASSESSMENT
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  BURNS
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  HAZARDOUS MARINE LIFE INJURIES
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  ENVENOMATIONS & TOXINS
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  TRAUMATIC INJURIES
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  SEAFOOD POISONINGS
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  LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS
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  AVOID HAZARDOUS MARINE LIFE INJURIES
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  SUMMARY
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  WHAT IS DAN?
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  APPENDIX
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Frequently Asked Questions


What are the course objectives?
The Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro) course is aimed at commercial, professional, scientific divers and aquarium staff and volunteers and meets the 2015 Guidelines for Resuscitation & OSHA. The course is comprised of information from the Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and CPR HCP plus Bloodborne pathogens.
What is the minimum recommended course hours?
Knowledge development (lecture) hours = 6 - 8 hours. Skills development (practice) hours = 6 - 8 hours.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 after the course. Any additional training must not be required for completion of course requirements.

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