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DIVE SHOWS AND EVENTS
DUI Demo Tours
May 9-10: Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Mass.
May 17-18: Dutch Springs, Bethlehem, Pa.
Try a drysuit for the first time or don one of DUI’s latest designs. Instructors will
be on site to assist divers of all levels. Stop by the DAN tent during your surface
intervals or lunch break to learn more about DAN member benefits, programs and
services. Visit DUI-Online.com/events for the complete 2014 tour schedule.
PADI Total Submersion
June 14-21: Grand Cayman
Join DAN at PADI’s 15
th
annual weeklong diving event in beautiful Grand Cayman.
Meet new dive buddies, connect with DAN, engage in rescue workshops and
specialty clinics, try out equipment and participate in contests. With unlimited shore
diving and excursions to wrecks such as the Kittiwake, there are plenty of sites to
explore. Visit PADI.com/TotalSub for event details.
Scuba Show
June 7-9: Long Beach, Calif.
More than 300 exhibitors and dozens of seminars will feature the latest in diving
equipment, training and travel opportunities. Stop by the DAN booth to try the
CPR Challenge.
RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EVENTS
UHMS Annual Scientific Meeting
and Chapter Events
June 18-21: St. Louis, Mo.
Aug. 22-23: UHMS Pacific Chapter Meeting
The UHMS Annual Scientific Meeting and regional chapter meetings provide a
forum for professional scientific growth and an opportunity to improve knowledge
and competence to enhance patient outcomes. These meetings provide a basis for
exchange of ideas, both scientific and practical, among physicians, researchers and
other health professionals.
DAN Education
Diver Medical Technician (DMT) Course
May 2-6: Philadelphia, Pa.
The DAN DMT course offers lectures presented by internationally known faculty,
hands-on practical skills and 20 hours of experience at local hyperbaric facilities.
Must be a current EMT or higher to enroll.
The American Heart Association’s
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
certification course is an optional add-on to all DMT courses.
For registration details and a full listing of DAN events, visit DAN.org/Events.
Do you dive at work or as a volunteer? If
so, it’s time to take the Diving First Aid for
Professional Divers (DFA Pro) course, which
prepares individuals who dive as a part
of their job or volunteer duties to address
emergencies that may arise. DFA Pro is
designed for commercial, professional,
aquarium and scientific divers, providing
first-aid knowledge and skills specific to
these work environments. It is also a great
risk-management tool for divemasters and
dive instructors. This newly revised course
meets the 2010 Guidelines for Resuscitation
and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) guidelines for
workplace CPR and first aid.
DFA Pro is a composite program that
covers the requirements of most accrediting
agencies in a single certification. It comprises
information from the Emergency Oxygen
for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological
Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine
Life Injuries and CPR Health-Care Provider
with First Aid courses with an additional
section that covers bloodborne pathogens.
Learn the skills you need to manage an
emergency at your workplace. This two-
day course can prepare you to save a life.
D A N
C a l e n d a r o f E v e n t s
On l i ne V i deo
S er i e s
The Bends: Diagnosis
and Treatment
Decompression sickness (DCS), often
referred to as “the bends,” cannot be
diagnosed with a specific medical test. When
determining the likelihood of DCS, the story
behind the symptoms is critically important.
It’s essential to get detailed information about
the patient’s diving history and consider that
the symptoms of DCS are similar to that of
many other medical conditions.
In his presentation “The Bends: Diagnosis
and Treatment,” Christopher Logue, M.D.,
offers important insight into the framework
that doctors use to diagnose and treat DCS.
Logue is an attending physician at University
of Pennsylvania Hyperbaric Medicine, a
partner of Divers Alert Network since 2010.
To learn more about DCS and
decompression illness, read “Back to
Basics: Understanding DCI” by Nick Bird,
M.D., on Page 88.
D A N
E d u c at i o n
S p o t l i g h t
Diving First Aid for
Professional Divers
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