Diving Medicine Course is a comprehensive training program that provides participants with skills and knowledge to manage and respond to diving emergencies. The course is designed to equip first responders with Diving related Knowledge.
Anyone can take this course. However, it is mainly aimed at First Responders, EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, ER Doctors, Police, Fire Service, Life Guards, and anyone who may come across an injured or sick Diver.
What Qualification do I achieve and are there any credits?
Once you have completed this online course, The Diver Medic LTD will issue you a certificate of achievement.
Is there a course I can take to work in a Hyperbaric chambers
Yes, the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology. A certified DMT, essentially a ‘diving’ paramedic, represents the best option. Specialized training is necessary for these medics to function effectively as the diving medicine physician's eyes, hands, and ears. Training is extended to invasive skills to administer physician-ordered adjunctive interventions and manage complications related to decompression insults and barotrauma. The DMT training program was introduced to address this unique need.
It's a 5-day intensive course, With a strict national board exam. These programs are designed to teach medical, dive supervisors, and rescue personnel advanced chamber and medical techniques for medically evaluating dive candidates.