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Divers Alert Network Announces New Basic Life Support and First Aid/CPR Courses

Divers Alert Network Announces New Basic Life Support and First Aid/CPR Courses

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DAN Training and Education

Classes starting July 11, 2009, Washougal Washington. Email for details.

As a DAN Instructor, you can offer your students nine classes that will help make them safer divers.

These classes are:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving
Automated External Defibrillators for Aquatic Emergencies
Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™)
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
Diving First Aid for Professional Divers
Diving Emergency Management Provider Program

DAN Instructors are scuba diving educators who want to offer dive safety programs to their students. To become a DAN Instructor, you must participate in a DAN Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).

The IQC follows a modular format. There is a Core Module and then a separate module representing each training program. You can take all nine modules as part of one course, or just take the Core Module and one course module - whatever you are interested in teaching. Later, as long as you remain a current and active DAN Instructor, you can take additional modules without retaking the Core Module. The Core Module is now available online.

Prerequisites for DAN Instructor Qualification Course:
DAN Member
Active scuba diving educator
Current CPR Instructor
Documentation of First Aid training

Prerequisites for DAN IQC Modules:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
CPR Instructor

Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies
CPR Instructor

Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Instructor

First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
CPR Instructor

Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving
CPR Instructor

Automated External Defibrillators for Aquatic Emergencies
Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving Instructor

Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
CPR Training

Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™)
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Instructor

On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Instructor

Dive Accident First Aid for Non-Divers

To offer this program, DAN Instructor Trainers and Instructors must be in Active Teaching Status for:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving

Diving First Aid for Professional Divers

To qualify, the candidate must:

Have an affiliation with an aquarium, scientific diving program, public safety diving program or a commercial diving operation
Be a CPR Instructor
Be a current DAN Member

Current DAN Instructor Trainers and Instructors who are certified to teach Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries, AEDs for Scuba Diving and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries, and who meet the other criteria, may complete an online crossover.

Course Objective

The DAN Instructor Qualification Course (IQC) trains and educates qualified scuba diving educators to plan, manage, conduct and promote dive safety through DAN Training Programs such as the Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course, the Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™) course, the Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving and the First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries course along with the Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies course.

In addition, the course develops role-model teaching techniques in the use of first aid for suspected dive injuries. Instructor Candidates also have the opportunity to develop further knowledge in relation to the special considerations involved in providing emergency first aid.

The DAN IQC consists of eight modules. There is a core module that introduces DAN and the DAN Training philosophy. This core program serves as the introduction for all other DAN Training programs. The remaining program modules represent each of the individual training courses offered by DAN. Qualified Instructor Trainers can present all seven program modules or select only the modules appropriate for the Instructor Candidates.

Qualifications of DAN Instructors

Successful completion of the DAN Instructor Qualification Course (IQC) results in certification recognizing the Instructor Candidate's understanding and performance of the knowledge and skills contained within this program.

Instructors must maintain active teaching status with DAN in order to conduct DAN Training programs. In order to maintain active teaching status, DAN Instructors must teach or assist with teaching each course they are certified in once within a 24-month period.

Recommended Minimum Hours of Training

Knowledge and Skills Development

Core Module: 4 Hours
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Module: 2-3 Hours
Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies Module: 2-3 Hours
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries: 1-2 Hours
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Module: 2-3 Hours
Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving: 1-2 Hours
Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals: 8 Hours
Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen Module: 1-2 Hours

The time the course actually takes to teach varies depending upon many factors, including the number of students and their ability to process the educational components of the program along with the number of modules offered. Instructor Trainers desiring to include subjects or training beyond the course requirements may do so only before or following the course. Any additional training must not be required for completion of course requirements.

Required Curriculum Subject Areas

The Instructor Trainer must ensure Instructor Candidate familiarity with each of the following subject areas:

Knowledge Development Core Module

What is DAN?
DAN Training Methodology
Role of the DAN Instructor
General Standards and Procedures for All DAN Training Programs
Marketing DAN Training Programs
Disease Transmission
Oxygen and AED Equipment/Safety
First Aid Equipment



Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Course Module

Manual Overview - Standards and Procedures
Knowledge Development Session
Overview
Topics
Skills Development Session
Overview
Use of Scenarios
Injured Diver Scenarios
Teaching Exercise

Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies Course Module

Manual Overview - Standards and Procedures
Knowledge Development
Session
Overview
Topics
Skills Development Session
Overview
Use of Scenarios
Injured Diver Scenarios
Teaching Exercise

Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

Manual Overview - Standards and Procedures
Knowledge Development
O2 Resuscitation Systems (MTV and BVM)
Providing Advanced Oxygen First Aid
Recommendations for Advanced Oxygen Providers and equipment use
Skills Development
CPR Review
Resuscitation with an MTV
Resuscitation with a BVM

First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Module

Manual Overview - Standards and Procedures
Knowledge Development Session
Overview
Topics
Skills Development Session
Overview
Use of Scenarios
Injured Diver Scenarios
Teaching Exercise

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving Module

Manual Overview - Standards and Procedures
Knowledge Development Session
Overview
Topics
Skills Development Session
Overview
Use of Scenarios
Injured Diver Scenarios
Teaching Exercise

Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals

Knowledge and Skills Development categories
Initial Assessment
Airway management
Breathing and ventilation
Circulation
Including AED use
Control of bleeding
Shock management
Ongoing Assessment

REMO2™ Course Module

Manual Overview - Standards and Procedures
Knowledge Development Session
Overview
Topics
Skills Development Session
Overview
Use of Scenarios
Injured Diver Scenarios
Teaching Exercise

Diving Emergency Management Provider

To offer this program, DAN Instructor Trainers and Instructors must be in Active Teaching Status for:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving InjuriesFirst Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving

Preferred Additional Credentials:
DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

Examination

General Standards and Procedures Exam - 20 Questions
Module Exams - 10 Questions Each

Course Summary

The Instructor Trainer must ensure that the Instructor Candidate is able to successfully demonstrate the ability to perform the required skills for each certified program in a role model fashion.

Please email omnidive@gmail.com if you are interested or want additional information.

Surface Supplied Diver Training - Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI) Specialty Courses in Jacksonville, Illinois

Surface Supplied Diver Training - Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI) Specialty Courses in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Dates: March 21 - 29, 2009

Course Outline:

Course Overview
Course Objective
Course Prerequisites
Equipment Needed
Required Training Dives
Course Content
Tending
Air Diving
Operation of the Console
Minimum Course Hours
Organization
Class Room
Open Water Dives/Exercises/Scenarios
Dive Debriefing
TDI Log Books filled out and signed by the instructor

This course is five long days. We are starting in the morning on the first day. We will get the paperwork concluded, then we go through the materials and the hands-on session using the Superlite 27's, or AGA's if you have/use them, then to the confined water.

Then the next day we head to the "nice water" and each diver makes two separate dives, then tends and then uses the console. This is on a rotating basis. If you have non-divers we take them though everything except the confined water and in water activities. I do have them try on the helmets to get the idea of what their divers go through.

Then on the following day we go to the "yukky water" and each diver makes two separate dives, then tends and then operates the console.

Depending on equipment and numbers of students, we usually get done late afternoon on that day, in time to travel.

This course will continue all day with more dives at two different locations.

Costs are for the text, materials, certification fees, Jacksonville/Morgan County Dive Team. I do have group rates depending on the number of students.

The course is to be held in Jacksonville, IL, as that is where the equipment is located.

Please email omnidive@gmail.com if you are interested or want additional information on costs and specific times associated with this or any other possible training at our location or yours.

Ice Diving McCall Idaho, March 13 - 15, 2009, Payette Lake

Omni Divers - Ice Diving, March 2009

POTENTIAL DIVING LOCATIONS:
Cascade Lake, Cascade, ID
Payette Lake, McCall, ID

DATES:
March 13 - 15, 2009

PREREQUISITES:
Advanced Open Water Certification or evidence of deep, navigation, and night dives

COST:
Class - $295
Text - $35
Certification fees - $25

More Specific Detailed Information on Ice Diving 2009

Ice Diving: We have now established a date and will start in earnest for the preparations for the ice dives. We will soon make room reservations McCall, Idaho.

We will do a presentation in McCall on Friday evening at 6 pm at the new McCall Fire Station, McCall Idaho.

We still will need to get organized earlier than Friday night in order to see what everybody is going to bring as their share of shovels, tents, tarps, ropes, ice harnesses, cross cut saw, gas for the snow blower, the snow blower, blower oil, carabiners, dry clothing bags, several extra pairs of gloves, waterproof boots, dry socks, etc.

We will need to think of special safety measures overnight so no one falls in the hole, i.e. flagging, poles, etc.

About the only gear we don't have for ice diving is the tent, we can try to get the same tent we used last year from one of the ice divers or we can fabricate one from blue tarps and pvc pipe.

We have been getting interest statements and now we are getting deposits to verify how much really serious interest we have in ice diving in April 2008 in Idaho.

Please email omnidive@gmail.com if you are interested or want additional information.

ERD I (Emergency Response Diver I)

Clark County (Washington) Dive Rescue Team is hosting an Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI) ERD I course in Spring Creek, Oregon starting on February 8, 2009.

For more details email omnidive@omnidivers.com about course fees, dates, times, and equipment needs, etc.

The following is a brief outline of the course:

ERD I (Emergency Response Diver I)

This entry level emergency response diving course is designed to give the public safety diver the fundamental skills needed to safely function as part of a public safety dive team. This course is OSHA and NFPA compliant, as are all other ERDI courses.

Topics such as:

problem solving,
tender skills,
search patterns, and
evidence handling are covered just to name a few.

Dive skills include:

executing search patterns,
victim recovery, and
decontamination procedures among others.

ERD I also serves as a prerequisite to ERD I Ops Components courses.

ERD I Ops Components

ERD Drysuit Ops
ERD Ice Diving Ops
ERD Full Face Mask Ops
ERD Night Ops
ERD Small Boat Ops
ERD U/W Crime Investigation

The ERD Tender course is being held at the same time.

ERD Tender

This course is designed to introduce the public safety professional to the ERD Tender skills necessary to participate in public safety diving operations in a non-diving roll. Successful completion results in the ERD Tender certification.

The ERD Tender course can be taught in conjunction with the ERD I course. While the ERD Tender course is a non-diving course, the tender student should have a working knowledge of diving physics, physiology, techniques, and equipment.

Email us a mailto:omnidive@omnidivers.com for details, costs, prerequisites, etc.

Link at www.tdisdi.com/erdi/Courses.html

Another link at www.omnidivers.com/erdi.html

Omni Divers Underwater Services, L.L.C.: Ice Diving - Lake of the Woods, February 7 and 8, 2009

Omni Divers Underwater Services, L.L.C.: <strong>Ice Diving - Lake of the Woods, February 7 and 8, 2009</strong>

Ice Diving - Lake of the Woods, February 7 and 8, 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Ice Diving Enthusiasts,
Ice Diving interested folks,
Divers from all walks of life,
Ice Diving Instructors, and
Potential Ice Diving Instructors

Currently we have an ice diving class and an ice diving instructor class scheduled for Klamath Falls OR (Lake of the Woods) February 7 and 8, 2009. Jody Olson will provide the classroom briefing between now and Saturday morning, February 7, 2009, for those folks in Klamath Falls.

Refresher and update discussions will be held at Elmer's on 6th street, starting at 8 am. Breakfast is on your own, but we will have enough time to eat, visit, and answer any questions. We will also be completing liability releases, medical forms, statements of understanding, and checking for proof of open water diver certification along with proof of experience in deep, navigation, and night diving.

Then we will had for the station at 9:30 am or so to gather last minute items, share rides, and caravan up to Lake of the Woods arriving around 10:30 am.

Jay Chancey, (Josephine Dive Rescue Team) will meet us there to assist with the ice diving instruction along with Jody.

Depending on interest we can dive on Sunday and you can leave from the Lake or we might even try a different location.

Driving Directions:

The only way to get into the Lake of the Woods resort is from Highway 140 to Dead Indian Memorial Road.

Please bring a long handled straight ended shovel, warm clothes, and a lunch and snacks. PLEASE. Bring food/snacks/water/hot chocolate as the resort will be closed.

Last weekend we had lunch at 1 pm and the first divers got in the water at 1:45 pm.

Please, bring warm clothes and boots suitable for tromping on the ice for three hours as it takes up to 3 hours to prepare the hole for ice diving then when you are not in the water you will be tending.

Bring extra gloves and your dry suits and if you really want to you can bring your wet suits as we usually have an individual each year that wants to try it in his/her wet suit.

Dry suits are not required. Several folks have used wetsuits and survived (Lyn, Joe, Jody, and Dale, to name a few).

My representatives in Klamath Falls are monitoring the ice conditions. On January 24, 2009, the ice was at least 18 to 20 inches thick, measured by the chain saw bar as we cut through the ice to open the hole.

We have asked Michael, OPB videographer, to join us again to take underwater video as we dive under the ice.

We will be diving further out in the lake this time and try to get a depth of 30 feet. This way Michael can get some different shots then he did last weekend.

Our plan is to dive three times on Saturday. If you would like to make any dives on Sunday, we can work that out also.

I was informed on Friday (yesterday) that due to technical difficulties OPB will not be able to film the class this weekend.

But I was assured that they will be here in full force next year. Wait for announcements early next year.

Cost for the class is $295 plus $35 for the book and $25 for the certification fee. If you wish an additional certification from your favorite agency please contact me to see if it available.

Klamath County Sheriff Dive Rescue (KCSDR) team members have their own fees and expenses.

All certified ice divers are welcome to get back under the ice.

We are also conducting an ice diving instructor course during the weekend, so if your are interested, please let me know and I can get you the additional information required and let you know the appropriate fees associated with this phase of the instruction.

As with all of my courses we enjoy having those already certified as ice divers to come along and get under the ice or help on top as a tender.

I have several links off of the ice diving page you may wish to look over.

www.omnidivers.com/ice.html

Drive Carefully as the roads in and out of the area can be difficult at times.

For those of you traveling from out of town the Econo Lodge is inexpensive but there are also other accommodations in town.

If you have any questions please feel free to email or call me.

Please RSVP.

phil
360-991-2999 cell
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Phillip E. Graf, Omni Divers Underwater Services, L.L.C.
ERDI Instructor Trainer
TDI Surface Supplied Instructor Trainer
Washougal, WA 98671
http://www.omnidivers.com/tdisurfacesupplied.html
http://www.surfacesupplieddiving.com
http://omnidivers.blogspot.com/

Ice Diving January 23 - 25, and February 6 - 8, 2009 in Klamath Falls (Lake of the Woods), Oregon

Omni Divers Ice Diving
January 2009

OREGON

DIVING LOCATIONS:
Lake of the Woods, Klamath Falls, OR

DATES:
January 23 - 25, 2009
Ice Divers and Potential Ice Divers:

Ice Diving Instructors and Potential Ice Diving Instructors:

It is now official, my local representative has determined there is anywhere from 18 - 24 inches of ice on top of the Lake of the Woods situated in Klamath County, Oregon.

We are planning on meeting for breakfast at 0800 at Elmer's on 6th in Klamath Falls.

then at 0900 meeting at the Dive Rescue Station at Highway 97 and Wocus Road.

then at 0930 after completing liability releases and medical forms and statements of understanding and checking for proof of open water diver certification with experience in deep, navigation, and night diving and gathering gear

we head on Highway 97 to Highway 140 to Dead Indian Road to the Lake of the Woods resort.

Arriving approximately 1030 hrs.

Please bring a shovel (square ended works better, but if you only have a round ended one that will also work) to help with the snow.

If you have a chain saw with a 24 inch bar (ours is only 20 inches) we could use it to cut through the ice.

Our plan is to dive three times on Saturday. If you would like to make any dives on Sunday, we can work that out also. We will have an underwater videographer taking the ice diving course in preparation for the next class on February 6-7-8, 2009.

The ice diving class on January 24 and maybe 25, 2009, is a prep weekend for the February 6-7-8, 2008. this is the weekend where we will have a contingent from OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) filming for an Oregon Field Guides Television program segment in which we will be putting on an ice diving class.

PLEASE
Bring warm clothes and boots suitable for tromping on the ice for three hours as it takes up to 3 hours to prepare the hole for ice diving then when you are not in the water you will be tending.

Bring extra gloves and your dry suits and if you really want to you can bring your wet suits as we usually have an individual each year that wants to try it in his/her wet suit.

Depending on interest we can dive on Sunday and you can leave from the Lake or we might even try a different location.

We are also conducting an ice diving instructor course both weekends, so if your are interested, please let me know and I can get you the additional information required and let you know the appropriate fees associated with this phase of the instruction.

As with all of my courses we enjoy having those already certified as ice divers to come along and get under the ice or help on top as a tender.

PLEASE
Bring food/snacks/water/hot chocolate as the resort will be closed.

I have several links off of the ice diving page you may wish to look over.

www.omnidivers.com/ice.html

The cost of the course is $295 plus $35 for books and materials and $25 for certification fees. If you wish an additional certification from your favorite agency please contact me to see if it available.

Drive Carefully as the roads in and out of the area can be difficult at times.

For those of you traveling from out of town the Econo Lodge is inexpensive but there are also other accomodations in town.

If you have any questions please feel free to email or call me.

Please RSVP.

phil

DATES:
February 6 - 8, 2009

Please email omnidive@omnidivers.com if you are interested or want additional information.

Ice Diving January 23 - 25, and February 6 - 8, 2009 in Klamath Falls (Lake of the Woods), Oregon

Omni Divers Ice Diving
January 2009

OREGON

DIVING LOCATIONS:
Lake of the Woods, Klamath Falls, OR

DATES:
January 23 - 25, 2009

DATES:
February 6 - 8, 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Currently we have an ice diving and ice diving class scheduled for Klamath Falls OR (Lake of the Woods) January 23 - 24 - 25, 2009. Depending on whose is in attendance, we may not have the lecture portion of the course Friday evening.

My representatives in Klamath Falls are monitoring the ice conditions.

We have one individual that is going to be taking video along with diving so we would like to provide him with some visibility.

Then if this weekend works out well then we hope to have a real ice diving event on February 6, 7, and 8, 2009. We attempted to host this event (Oregon Field Guides) last year but the Klamath Basin was snowed in and traffic was halted on all roads leading into the Basin.

Please RSVP.

thanks.

Cost for the class is $295 plus $35 for the book and $25 for the certification fee.

Klamath County Sheriff Dive Rescue team members have their own fees and expenses.

All certified ice divers are welcome to ge back under the ice.

phil


Please email omnidive@omnidivers.com if you are interested or want additional information.

Omni Divers Underwater Services, L.L.C.: Ice Diving January 23 - 25, and February 6 - 8, 2009 in Klamath Falls (Lake of the Woods), Oregon

Omni Divers Underwater Services, L.L.C.: <strong>Ice Diving January 23 - 25, and February 6 - 8, 2009 in Klamath Falls (Lake of the Woods), Oregon</strong>

Ice Diving January 23 - 25, and February 6 - 8, 2009 in Klamath Falls (Lake of the Woods), Oregon

Omni Divers Ice Diving
January 2009

OREGON

DIVING LOCATIONS:
Lake of the Woods, Klamath Falls, OR

DATES:
January 23 - 25, 2009

COST:
Class - $295
Text - $35
Certification fees - $25

DATES:
February 6 - 8, 2009

COST:
Class - $295
Text - $35
Certification fees - $25

IDAHO

POTENTIAL DIVING LOCATIONS:
Cascade Lake, Cascade, ID
Payette Lake, McCall, ID

DATES:
February 20 - 22, 2009

COST:
Class - $295
Text - $35
Certification fees - $25

PREREQUISITE:
Advanced Open Water Certification
or evidence of deep, navigation, and night dives

Ice Diving Information for 2009

More Specific Detailed Information on January Ice Diving 2009!

Ice Diving January 2009: We have started the preparations for the ice dives. We will stay in motel rooms in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

We will do a presentation in Klamath Falls on Friday evening at 6 pm at the new Omni Divers location.

We will get organized earlier than Friday night in order to see what everybody is going to bring as their share of shovels, tents, tarps, ropes, ice harnesses, cross cut saw, gas for the snow blower, the snow blower, blower oil, carabiners, dry clothing bags, several extra pairs of gloves, waterproof boots, dry socks, etc.

We need to provide special safety measures overnight so no one will fall in the hole, i.e. flagging, poles, etc.

More Specific Detailed Information on February Ice Diving 2009

Ice Diving February 2009: We have now established a date and will start in earnest for the preparations for the February 2009's ice dives. We will soon make room reservations in McCall, Idaho.

We will do a presentation in McCall on Friday evening at 6 pm at the new McCall Fire Station, McCall Idaho.

We still will need to get organized earlier than Friday night in order to see what everybody is going to bring as their share of shovels, tents, tarps, ropes, ice harnesses, cross cut saw, gas for the snow blower, the snow blower, blower oil, carabiners, dry clothing bags, several extra pairs of gloves, waterproof boots, dry socks, etc.

We will need to think of special safety measures overnight so no one falls in the hole, i.e. flagging, poles, etc.

About the only gear we don't have for ice diving is the tent, we can try to get the same tent we used last year from one of the ice divers or we can fabricate one from blue tarps and pvc pipe.

We have been getting interest statements and now we are getting deposits to verify how much really serious interest we have in ice diving in January and February in Klamath Falls in Oregon and in February 2009 in Idaho.

Please email omnidive@omnidivers.com if you are interested or want additional information.