Florida Down Under, Inc. is pleased to offer the important and exciting DAN/PADI Oxygen First Aid in Diving Accidents course

This course represents entry-level training designed to educate the general diving (and qualified non-diving) public to recognize possible dive-related injuries and provide emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency medical services (EMS) and/or arranging for evacuation to the nearest available medical facility.

For the two years following certification in this course, a person is considered competent to provide pre-EMS emergency oxygen as adjunctive first aid to injured divers.*

This class is essential for all divers and dive boat operators.

Be the best buddy you can be, be trained in the use of oxygen.

*At no time may emergency oxygen first aid be used in lieu of evaluation and definitive care provided by a medical facility or qualified healthcare professional

Course Admission Requirements

Minimum age of 12 years.

CPR certification by a nationally recognized agency is required ( Red Cross, American Heart Association, Medic, PADI/Medic First Aid).

FDU's DAN/PADI O2 Course Costs

The cost of the course is $95.00. You will get both DAN and PADI certification.

A $25.00 non-refundable deposit will reserve a space for you.

DAN/PADI O2 Course Schedule

This 4 hour course comprises classroom instruction, a video presentation and hands-on use of the state-of-the-art DAN oxygen equipment (including the demand regulator, non-rebreather mask, and the pocket mask). Each student will administer and receive oxygen in multiple scenarios during the course. Practice on a nonbreathing patient will be performed on a mannequin. There will be a standard DAN final examination.

Each student will receive the latest copy of the DAN First Aid and Oxygen Manual. Upon successful completion of the class, each student will receive his/her DAN certification card , the PADI certification card will be mailed to the student in about 3 weeks.

Contact us to start a class. We will conduct a class for anyone at most any time.

INSTRUCTOR COURSE

DAN Oxygen Provider Instructor Course is also available. This course is a 8 hour program that is conducted in conjunction with a provider course ( the 8 hours are after the provider course ).

Prerequisites for this course are as follows:

Current active scuba instructor - any agency for the DAN Instructor certification, if PADI Specialty Instructor certification is wanted, you must be a current teaching status PADI Instructor or new Assistant Instructor.

Current DAN oxygen provider ( can be completed during the course )

Current DAN member

Current in CPR

The cost of the program is $300.00 ( plus PADI certification fee is PADI certification is wanted ) and includes the following:

DAN Oxygen Instructor Manual

Oxygen Instructor Lapel Pin

DAN Oxygen First Aid in Dive Accidents Video

Introduction to DAN video

Oxygen First Aid for Divers textbook

DAN Oxygen Instructor valise

PADI Instructors will also receive the PADI Oxygen First Aid Specialty Instructor Certification ( they must send in the completed application along with the fees directly to PADI ).