DAN Diving Medical Technician
Note: This course is offered by DAN and Duke Hyperbaric Center.
DMTs serve at the critical first step in the diving medicine chain, caring for injured divers on the scene and acting as tenders in the hyperbaric chamber.
Many of the participants in these programs are diving safety officers with dive teams or tenders associated with hyperbaric chambers, but a good number of them are also dive professionals interested in advancing their knowledge of dive medicine so they can better tend to the divers in their care.
Responsibility of a DMT
DMTs provide an alternative to presence of qualified hyperbaric physicians at every dive site who can respond to emergency medical situations and communicate effectively with a physician located remotely.
They also provide emergency care and basic life support in the field while stabilizing injured divers. They report accidents and treatment to medical authorities and perform tasks and give aid as directed by proper authorities.
DMTs also encourage fitness in diving community and keep accurate, informative records, such and neurological assessments and histories of divers in their care, where appropriate.
The course offers lectures presented by internationally known faculty, hands-on practical skills, and the experience gained through 14 hours of clinical time in the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology. It gives participants an opportunity to learn both at DAN Headquarters and at the Duke Hyperbaric Center.
Lecture topics include:
- The Role and Responsibilities of the DMT
- Review of Gas Laws
- Nitrogen Narcosis
- O2 Toxicity
- The Ears & Sinuses
- Otoscope Use
- Decompression Sickness (DCS) and much more
To learn more, download the DMT Course Information Flyer.
Program Certification
The National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology has certified the DAN/Duke DMT course as a Module 16 program.
Each course is limited to 12 persons.
The DAN/Duke Diving Medical Technician program includes skill training in all of DAN’s current training programs. Candidates will receive additional skill training in otoscope use and field neurological surveys. Plus, you’ll participate in a two-day chamber operations program at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology at Duke University Medical Center.
Prerequisites
To participate in this program, candidates must hold current EMT-B or higher certification and be experienced divers (leadership-level preferred).
Optional DAN Training Day
Interested and qualified candidates may also elect to stay an additional day to receive DAN Instructor or Instructor Trainer certification in all DAN Training Programs.
To be a DAN Instructor, candidates must be, at minimum, a divemaster or higher and CPR Instructor.
To be a DAN Instructor Trainer, candidates must be Instructor Trainers or Course Directors with a recognized scuba diving training organization.
Course Registration
2009 Course Registration Form
Download Course Information Flyer
Questions regarding course content may be directed to: DAN Training (1-800-446-2671, ext. 553)
Questions regarding registration and other course details may be directed to: DAN CME (1-800-446-2671, ext. 610)
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