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DAN - Advanced First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
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This course is an advanced level course
and provides additional training for those individuals who
have successfully completed the DAN Oxygen First Aid for
Scuba Diving Injuries course within the past year (12 months).
It is designed to train DAN Oxygen Providers to use a positive
pressure valve (as the MTV100) and/or a bag-valve-mask (BVM).
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Course Objective
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The DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving
Injuries ("DAN Advanced Oxygen Provider") programme is
designed to teach the skills and knowledge needed to supplement
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
skills with resuscitation techniques to assist any diver who is
not breathing. The course is divided into two parts: The use of
the Manual Triggered Ventilator (MTV, also known as Resuscitation
valve) and the use of the Bag Valve Mask (BVM). According to local
laws and regulations, providers will be trained in the use of the
MTV only or in the use of both MTV and BVM.
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Learning Objectives
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The nature and scope of this course is limited to training Oxygen
Providers to provide first aid, using the MTV and/or the BVM for non-breathing
injured divers.
This course does not provide complete training for cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
At the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
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List the instructions for providing oxygen to non-breathing
injured scuba divers.
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Inspect the MTV and/or Bag Valve Mask
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List the directions for ventilations with the MTV and/or Bag
Valve Mask.
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List the considerations for effective ventilations with the
MTV and/or Bag Valve Mask.
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Explain the steps to follow for cleaning, disinfecting and
maintenance of the MTV and/or Bag Valve Mask.
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List the steps in perfoUse the MTV to provide oxygen to breathing
divers rming a scene safety assessment.
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Demonstrate a caring attitude towards a diver who becomes ill
or injured.
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Disassemble and reassemble the MTV and/or Bag Valve Mask.
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Use the MTV and/or Bag Valve Mask to resuscitate non-breathing
divers (during training this will be done on a mannequin)
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State the ideal concentrations of oxygen and the factors that
can influence them.
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Outline the circumstances for using the MTV and/or the Bag
Valve Mask.
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List the potential problems associated with the use of the
MTV and /or Bag Valve Mask.
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Describe the characteristics of an effective ventilation using
the MTV and/or Bag Valve Mask
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Perform a scene safety assessment.
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Assess the Airway, Breathing and Circulation (ABCs) of an injured
diver.
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Establish and maintain the Airway and Breathing (perform Rescue
Breathing) for an injured diver.
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Demonstrate the correct technique for testing the MTV and/or
the Bag Valve Mask prior to using it.
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Use the MTV to provide oxygen to breathing divers
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