DAN Diver Safety Courses
DAN (Divers Alert Network) provides comprehensive training to the dive community by disseminating the latest information on topics related to diving safety through articles, reports, seminars, lectures and training programs.
ZZ Underwater World has DAN certified instructors that provide the following diver safety courses.
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
As a recreational diver, you can receive training to provide vital first aid that can make a difference to a scuba diver with decompression illness. The DAN Oxygen Provider Course provides entry-level training in the recognition and management of possible diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen first aid.
· One 4 hr. classroom session
· Current CPR certification required as prerequisite
· A must course for all divers!
· $65 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
This advanced-level program is designed to train existing DAN Oxygen Providers to use the MTV-100 or a Bag Valve Mask while providing care for a non-breathing injured diver.
DAN O2 for Scuba Diving Injuries is a prerequisite
$65 includes student workbook. slate, and certification card
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish and other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these injuries and reduce diver discomfort and pain.
One 3 hr. classroom session
$65 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving
More than 10 percent of all dive fatalities are actually caused by cardiovascular disease, according to DAN dive accident and fatality statistics. This course teaches divers and other interested parties to provide care for sudden cardiac arrest including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AEDs).
One 2 hr. classroom session
$65 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
Automated External Defibrillators for Aquatic Emergencies
When a person drowns, they may or may not inhale water. They normally enter cardiac arrest because of the inability to breathe. This course teaches interested parties to provide care for cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator (AED).
One 3 hr. classroom session
$65 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
Learn how to conduct a neurological assessment on a potentially injured diver in this course. The information gained in this assessment can help convince a diver of the need for oxygen first aid, and help a dive physician determine the proper treatment.
One 2 hr. classroom session
$65 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
Diving Medicine for Divers
When you want to know more than just basic first aid techniques, this program is for you. This modular program includes sections on fitness to dive, safety planning and basic physical examinations.
One 3 hr. classroom session
$65 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
The remote nature of dive accidents, whether a few hours from shore or days from civilization, frequently requires more advanced levels of care than are offered by traditional or entry-level CPR programs.
One 8 hr. classroom session
$165 includes student workbook, slate, and certification card
Diving Emergency Management Provider Program
Learn the knowledge and skills from several courses into one single approach to dive emergency management.
One 8 hr. classroom session
$160 includes student workbook slate, and certification card
Diving Emergency Specialist (DES)
To recognize this commitment to dive safety, DAN has created a recognition program called Diving Emergency Specialist. The DES designation is a way to commend divers who have sought out the training they need to be prepared buddies and safer divers. To earn this recognition, divers must hold current certifications in:
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (or equivalent)
Plus three of the following:
Advanced First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (or equivalent)
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries (or equivalent)
AEDs for Scuba Diving (or equivalent)
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers (or equivalent)
Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™)
If you have taken a Diving Emergency Management Provider class, it must have included Advanced O2 and that must be reflected on your certification card.
You must also hold:
a rescue-level certification or higher with your training agency; and
current CPR and first aid certifications.
This program is open to any diver.