SPECIALTY DIVER SERIES
Oxygen Provider
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.
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Midwest Scuba Center, Inc.