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Automated External Defibrillators
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This course represents entry-level training designed to
educate the general diving (and qualified non-diving) public to better
recognize the warning signs of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and administer first
aid using Basic Life Support techniques and Automated External
Defibrillators, while activating
the local emergency medical services (EMS), and/or
arranging for evacuation to the nearest appropriate medical
facility.
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- The mean age of dive fatalities is gradually increasing. It is now
approximately 42 years of age. Divers are getting older, and older
people are getting involved in diving.
- Of the 78 dive fatalities in the Divers Alert Network 2001
Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive
Exploration, based on 1999 fatalities, 7.7 percent of them were caused
directly by heart disease. At the same time, heart disease was the
direct cause of death for 26 percent of the fatalities involving divers over
the age of 35.
- On top of that, 25 percent of divers involved in diving fatalities were
also reported to be taking heart medications.
- Heart disease is a common problem. To ignore that
it affects divers as much as it affects the general population does
divers a disservice. When you consider that diving is often done
from remote locations on beaches or off of dive boats that are far
removed from emergency medical help, it is important to be prepared for
emergencies.
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Hours: 3
- Recognize the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest.
- Provide Basic Life Support while setting up the automated
external defibrillator (AED).
- Provide basic life support with an AED.
- Care for and maintain an AED
Course Fee: $79.00
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