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Diver's Alert
Network (DAN) is a non-profit medical and research organization dedicated
to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers. DAN´s Oxygen First
Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Provider Course was designed to fill the void in
oxygen first aid training available for the general diving public.
This course represents entry level training designed to educate the general
diving (and qualified non-diving) public in recognizing possible dive-related
injuries and providing emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency
medical services (EMS) and/or arranging for evacuation to the nearest available
medical facility.
In DAN´s most recent dive accident record, less than 33% of injured divers
received emergency oxygen in the field. Few of those received oxygen concentrations
approaching the recommended 100%. DAN and all major diving instructional agencies
recommend that all divers be qualified to provide 100% oxygen in the field to
those injured in a dive accident.
DAN Oxygen Provider Recertification is only $99 and should be considered at
minimum every 2 years.
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