Emergency Oxygen Provider

EMERGENCY OXYGEN PROVIDER

Know what to do in an emergency

Administering Oxygen is one of the most important aspects of first aid for decompression sickness, lung overexpansion injuries, and also for many non diving issues such as strokes. However, statistics say that less than 50% of injured divers actually are administered Oxygen, and those that do get Oxygen don't get near 100% concentrations due to improper administration. This class teaches you how to correctly administer 100% Oxygen to an injured diver so that those dismal statistics will start to improve. PADI introduced this class in 2008, and they produced fantastic training materials for it including the quick refresher card. We will cover the specific skills of:

Assembly, safe use, and care of Oxygen systems.
How to administer Oxygen using demand valve and mask, constant-flow/non-rebreather masks, and pocket mask with an Oxygen inlet
Review the signs and symptoms of dive injuries, as well as basic emergency management.
A great class to take heading into your Rescue class, or in conjunction with your First Aid/CPR class.

Dive requirement:
None, home study plus an evening of skills practice

Tuition: $145

Student Kit: $48 plus tax

Prerequisite: Open Water Certification

2 or more divers registering together get 10% discount off the tuition portion of the program.

Prices calculated include multi-diver discount and tax on materials.