Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

The DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries provider program is designed to:

Demonstrate how to assemble and prepare the manually triggered ventilator (MTV) and bag valve mask (BVM)

State the benefits of using the MTV and BVM for a nonbreathing diver

Demonstrate how to provide oxygen first aid with the MTV resuscitator on a breathing and nonbreathing diver

Demonstrate how to provide oxygen first aid with the BVM to a nonbreathing diver

Recommended Minimum Hours of Training
Knowledge development (lecture) hours = 1
Skills development (practice) hours = 2

This module should be taught as a three-hour program. The time needed to teach the course varies and depends on many factors, including the number of students and their ability to process the educational components of the program. Instructors who want to include subjects or training beyond the course requirements may do so only before or following the course. Any additional training must not be required for completion of course requirements.

Knowledge Development
The instructor must ensure participants are familiar with each of the following:

Oxygen resuscitation systems (MTV and BVM)

Providing advanced oxygen first aid

Recommendations for Advanced Oxygen Providers and equipment use

Skills Development
The instructor must ensure each course participant can successfully perform the following:

CPR review

Resuscitation with an MTV

Resuscitation with a BVM

Learning Objectives
At the end of the DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course, participants will be able to:

Inspect the MTV and/or BVM and determine readiness for use

Outline the circumstances for using the MTV and/or BVM

List the directions for ventilations with the MTV and/or BVM

List the potential problems associated with the use of the MTV and/or BVM

List the considerations for effective ventilations with the MTV and/or BVM

Describe the characteristics of effective ventilation using the MTV and/or BVM

Explain the steps to follow for cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining the MTV and/or BVM

Disassemble and reassemble the MTV and/or BVM

Demonstrate the correct technique for testing the MTV and/or BVM

Demonstrate the correct technique for using the MTV 100 and/or BVM to resuscitate nonbreathing divers (During training this will be done on a manikin.)

Demonstrate the correct technique for using the MTV 100 to provide oxygen to breathing divers

The nature and scope of this course is limited to training Oxygen Providers to provide first aid, using the MTV and/or BVM for nonbreathing injured divers.

This course does not provide complete training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or advanced airway-management skills.

Course participants must complete the DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries examination with a minimum passing score of 80 percent. The instructor will review the examination with each participant to ensure mastery of the material.


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