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DAN - On-site Neurological Assessment for Divers

DAN Training & Education
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Scuba Diving Injuries

Approximately two-thirds of scuba divers with decompression illness have evidence of damage to the nervous system. These signs are often vague and can go unrecognized by the diver. This can cause them to be dismissed as insignificant or not dive-related.

This program focuses on how to obtain essential information about a scuba diver involved in a dive emergency and what information to relay to emergency medical services.

Only medical professionals should diagnose medical conditions. The information you gather while performing a neurological assessment will be useful to help the dive physician understand the extent of the injury and how it has changed in the time it took to get the diver from the dive site to definitive care. This is essential information.

Course content:

• Review of Decompression Illness
• Purpose of Neurological Assessments
• Taking on-site history
• Vital Signs
• Mental function
• Cranial Nerves
• Motor Function (Strength)
• Sensory Function
• Balance and Coordination

Please contact to add any DAN programs to your list of scuba diving certifications.

All DAN Courses offered by Mermaids CDC - Pattaya, Thailand

• DAN - Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
• DAN - On-site Neurological Assessment for Divers
• DAN - Automated External Defibrillators
• DAN - First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
• DAN - First Aid - Level 1 - Emergency Life Support