medical diver-education
Dealing with diving medicine is essential for every diver. Even if diving counts as one of the safest sports on earth, there can never be a guarantee that no accidents will happen.
We offer 2 different classes of diving medicine. Not only will they teach you how to dive safely, they are also the base for further education.
One of the 2 classes is medic first aid. It will give you information about how to act right at diving accidents and is neccessary for taking part at the advanced open water-class. But also in daily life you can take advantage of medic first aid.
After finishing the theory- and practice-part, you will recieve a certificate which pronounces you a first aider.
the class includes:
| prior knowledge | none |
| age | 14 years & older |
| documents needed | application to class |
| dives needed | 0 |
| time span of class | 16 hours total |
theory
- the human body
- first examination
- reanimation
- second examination
- stable lateral position
- shock-treatment
- fractures & bruises
- methods of transport
- hypothermia & overheating
- eye-insuries
- bandaids & bandages
theory-exam: 30 questions
practice
- assessment of dangers & of who needs help first
- first examination of victim
- check lungs & heart-beat
- reanimation
- stable lateral position
- second examination of victim
- preparation for transport
- tranport-methods for 1,2 & more helpers
- bandage-methods
- treatment of bruises, fractures, eye-insuries & burns
- bandage- & bandaid-material
certificate
valid for 3 years, certified medic first aid-diver