Participants

Minimum 3  |  Maximum 12 (or Maximum 6 if any student needs USGC Certification)

Course Description

Professional divers have unique responsibilities and a duty to respond to unique situations; their first aid training should not be any less unique. DAN’s Diving First Aid for Professional Divers course is designed for commercial, professional, aquarium, and scientific divers, and it provides knowledge and first aid skills specifically for these work environments. 

DFA Pro is the most comprehensive first aid course in the dive industry. The course includes all elements of the DAN BLS and EO2 courses and includes material on neurological assessment and first aid for hazardous marine life injuries.  In the neurological assessment portion of the DFA Pro course, you will learn how to properly manage injuries with neurological implications. You will learn to recognize these injuries and properly perform a neurological assessment. You’ll also learn what information to collect and relay to emergency medical services. Recognizing symptoms and responding quickly can shorten recovery times and improve long-term outcomes.  In the hazardous marine life injuries segment, you will gain the knowledge you need to identify specific types of marine life injuries and the first aid skills to treat them.

Anyone working in a marine environment will learn an indispensable set of first aid and risk-mitigation skills. 

DAN’s Diving First Aid meets or exceeds the 2021 ILCOR/AHA guidelines and the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 standards and guidelines for CPR and first aid training within the aquatic workplace. Approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to meet the training requirements of 46 CFR 11.302(a)(3), 46 CFR 12.602(a)(3), 46 CFR 11.20(i)(1) and STCW Code Table A-VI/1-3.

Course Structure

eLearning followed by 8 hours minimum in-person class with Instructor

1 or 2 day options depending on group size/preference, larger groups may require additional time

Prerequisites

Open Water SCUBA Certification from any diving instructional entity (SDI, NAUI, SSI, PADI, etc.) is prerequisite to this course

Required Reading 

A link to access the eLearning course will be emailed to each student and must be completed prior to the in-person class

Course Fee

$250, includes eLearning course, academic session with Instructor and certification processing

Course Materials

We recommend all students have a complete student kit, but at a minimum are required to have an oronasal resuscitation mask. You can bring your own or add on any of the following options to the course fee:

$75 for Complete DFA Pro Student Kit with oronasal resuscitation mask, DFA Pro student slates, nonrebreather mask, and disposable nitrile gloves, pictured below

$55 for DFA Pro student slates only, includes Emergency Oxygen Slate, O2 Assembly Slates, CPR: Health Care Provider Slate, BLS: CPR, AED, & FBAO Slate, Ear & Sinus Slate, Neurological Assessment Slate, and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injury Slates, pictured below

$15 for oronasal resuscitation mask only

 

 

To Register

Email seacoastcprfirstaid@gmail.com