Divers Alert Network (DAN)

Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). DAN is supported by the largest association of recreational divers in the world, with over 200,000 members.

Founded in 1980, DAN has served as a lifeline for the scuba industry by operating diving's only 24-hour emergency hotline, a lifesaving service for injured divers. Additionally, DAN operates a diving medical information line, conducts vital diving medical research, and develops and provides a number of educational programs for everyone from beginning divers to medical professionals.  DAN exists to provide expert information and advice for the benefit of the diving public. To further this goal, DAN has developed working relationships with active teaching organizations within the dive industry.  Indian Valley Scuba is honored to have been selected by Divers Alert Network as a DAN Training Center, to provide education and training in the health, safety and fitness related aspects of scuba diving.  Indian Valley Scuba offers the full range of DAN training programs for both scuba and non-scuba activities.  Click on any of the links below for full details and a description of each DAN course offered by IVS.

IVS - CLASSES

IVS Enhanced Oxygen Provider, Advanced Oxygen & Remo Course The exclusive Indian Valley Scuba PADI/DAN combined O2 Provider Program is a combination of the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course, the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Divers, DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Divers, and the DAN REMO2 courses.

DAN - 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.
	Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies This course trains non-divers and professional rescuers (such as lifeguards) to recognize near-drowning / submersion incidents and other aquatic medical emergencies and to provide basic life support including the use of 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).
	Automated External Defibrillators for Aquatic Emergencies When a person drowns, they may or may not inhale water. They normally enter cardiac arrest because of the inability to breathe. This course teaches interested parties to provide care for cardiac arrest by using an automated external defibrillator (AED).
	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.
	Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™) The DAN Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™) system module supplements the DAN Oxygen First Aid in Scuba Diving Injuries course. Based on medical closed-circuit oxygen rebreather technology, the REMO2™ device provides injured divers with high concentrations of emergency oxygen for extended periods. This training course instructs the Oxygen Provider in the use of DAN's new REMO2™ system.
	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.
	Dive Accident First Aid for Non-Divers  This program is designed for nondivers and teaches them how to recognize the warning signs of decompression illness and help provide care for a diver involved in a dive emergency.
	Diving Emergency Management Provider Program  Learn the knowledge and skills from several courses into one single approach to dive emergency management.
	Diving Emergency Specialist (DES)  Learn about DAN’s new recognition program for divers who are interested in dive safety.