Rescue Diver

The Rescue Diver Course teaches you to be a better buddy! During the course, you learn how to spot potential problems and quickly deal with them before they become big issues. You will expand your knowledge, skills, and techniques to look beyond yourself and consider the safety and well-being of other divers. You will not only be ready to rescue someone in an emergency, but you’ll also have the skills and awareness to prevent problems. Many certified Rescue Divers claim this course is the most fun and informative class they have taken! The Advanced Open Water certification is required to start the Rescue Diver course. Also, current CPR & First Aid certification is required.

PADI Rescue Diver Online

PADI On line Course: $239

Online courses allows you to complete the academic portion anyplace you have internet access. We start with an academic review, then do a confined (pool) session next. The course concludes with 1 or 2 open water experiences where we will refine skills, practice search patterns, and perform simulated rescue scenarios. Course is usually completed in 2 days. You must be Advanced Open Water certified to qualify. Minimum age is 12.

What to bring: A complete scuba unit with compass is required. A CPR pocket mask is also required. All equipment is available to rent or purchase.

Cost

$450 includes one day Pool skill development and one day Open Water Exercises and Scenarios.

*Fees are based on two or more students, for private instruction add $75.

Primary Care (CPR) & Secondary Care (First Aid)

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. This course includes Basic Life Support and Emergency Oxygen use.

The life-support skills taught in this course include one- and two-rescuer CPR for adults, children and infants. Use of automatic external defibrillators, bleeding management, assisting a choking victims and responding to a person in shock. The first aid skills taught include conducting secondary assessments, splinting and responding to medical emergencies. Additionally, this course will teach you how to administer life-saving oxygen first aid to divers who may be suffering from decompression illness (DCI). You will also learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of decompression illness and respond to them accordingly. 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.

The cost is $199 and includes DAN eLearning DFA course, a pocket mask, and instruction time. There is a $75 fee for private instruction.

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