Diver First Aid (DFA)
Diving First Aid (DFA)
DFA is the most comprehensive first aid course in the dive industry. Divers and non-divers will gain an essential set of first aid and risk-mitigation skills.
DFA includes all the content from DAN Basic Life Support (BLS) including CPR and first aid skills, all the content of the Emergency Oxygen for Diving Injuries, plus neurological assessments and first aid for hazardous marine life injuries. In the neurological assessment portion of the DFA course, you will learn how to recognize neurological injuries by performing a neurological assessment and how to collect vital information useful to emergency medical services. In the hazardous marine life injuries portion, you will learn how to identify some of the most common marine life injuries as well as the first aid skills to treat them.
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What You Will Learn
The DFA program prepares you to address multiple problems at once and with confidence. It combines the knowledge and skills from the following four courses into a single approach to managing diving emergencies: The course is comprised of information from the Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and CPR HCP plus Bloodborne pathogens.
You will learn the content and skills listed:
- CPR & use of AEDs
- Neurological assessments
- Decompression illness and stroke
- Atmospheric gases
- Respiration and circulation
- Oxygen safety
- Oxygen first aid for scuba diving injuries
- Envenomations from marine life
- Traumatic injuries
- Life-threatening complications
- Seafood poisonings
- Avoidance of marine life injuries
Includes:
- Classroom Session with instructors
- Materials – eLearning
- DAN DFA eCertification Card
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