DAN/First Aid Classes
Blue Planet is proud to offer our divers a range of first aid classes from Divers Alert Network (DAN). These classes may also count toward Specialty ratings with PADI and other agencies.
CPR/Emergency First Response
This class is required for the Rescue Diver Course, the Master Scuba Diver rating, and any professional-level certifications.
Prerequisites: None
Course Fee: $110
Classes are scheduled monthly. You will review the course handbook plus online materials, and then meet for a 3-hour classroom session. No dives are required.
Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
The remote nature of dive accidents, whether a few hours from shore or days from civilization, frequently requires more advanced levels of care than are offered by traditional or entry-level CPR programs.
Diving Emergency Management Provider (DEMP) Program
Learn the knowledge and skills from several courses into one single approach to dive emergency management. More information is available on DAN's site.
Prerequisites:
- Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
Course Fee: $245
SPECIAL: Take the DEMP class AND the CPR/Emergency First Response class together and save $40!
Classes are scheduled monthly. You will review the course handbook plus online materials, and then meet for a 3-hour classroom session. No dives are required.
This certification includes the following classes:
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
As a recreational diver, you can receive training to provide vital first aid that can make a difference to a scuba diver with decompression illness. The DAN Oxygen Provider Course provides entry-level training in the recognition and management of possible diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen first aid.
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
This advanced-level program is designed to train existing DAN Oxygen Providers to use the MTV-100 or a Bag Valve Mask while providing care for a non-breathing injured diver.
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish and other marine creatures. This course teaches divers to minimize these injuries and reduce diver discomfort and pain.
Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving
More than 10 percent of all dive fatalities are actually caused by cardiovascular disease, according to DAN dive accident and fatality statistics. This course teaches divers and other interested parties to provide care for sudden cardiac arrest including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AEDs).
Diving Emergency Specialist (DES)
Learn about DAN's new recognition program for divers who are interested in dive safety. More information is available on DAN's site.
Prerequisites:
- Diving Emergency Management Provider Program
- Rescue-level certification from PADI or another agency
- Current CPR and First Aid certifications
Course Fee:
Please contact us for information on upcoming classes. You will review the course handbook plus online materials, and then meet for a 3-hour classroom session. No dives are required.
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
Learn how to conduct a neurological assessment on a potentially injured diver in this course. The information gained in this assessment can help convince a diver of the need for oxygen first aid, and help a dive physician determine the proper treatment.