Approximately two-thirds of divers with decompression illness have evidence of damage to the nervous system. These signs are often vague and can go unrecognized by the diver. This can cause them to be dismissed as insignificant or not dive-related.
This program focuses on how to obtain essential information about a diver involved in a dive emergency and what information to relay to emergency medical services.
Only medical professionals should diagnose medical conditions. The information you gather while performing a neurological assessment will be useful to help the dive physician understand the extent of the injury and how it has changed in the time it took to get the diver from the dive site to definitive care.
As with all DAN courses, participants will be awarded DAN's On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers certification upon succesful completion of this program.
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers - Course Requirements |
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Prerequisites
- This course is open to divers as well as non-divers.
- Minimum age is based on parents and instructor discretion.
Course Overview
- Program sessions
- Independent study and 1 classroom session (Approx. 4 hours).
- Classroom material
- On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers Textbook (included in course fee)
- Equipment required
- Neurological Assesment slate (provided)
- Course fee*
- $ 75 - includes DAN textbook
- $ 50 each for additional family members
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