CPR & Advance Oxygen First Aid Refresher Course
This refresher course represents entry level training designed for active UCSB Research Divers in recognizing possible dive related injuries and providing emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency medical services (EMS) and/or arranging for evacuation to the nearest available medical facility. This refresher course reviews the techniques taught by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, the American Safety & Health Institute and the Divers Alert Network. A completion card can be provided if requested.

Active divers are required annually to refresh their CPR & Oxygen First Aid skills. Courses are provided by the Diving Safety Program upon demand. Dive groups are encouraged to complete the course together prior to the start of their dive season.

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Other Training Opportunities Offered:

• CPR for Infants and Children
  This course teaches CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for infants (birth to 1 year of age) and children (1 year to 8 years of age). Written test is required for completion card.
• Adult CPR/AED
  This course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and how to use an AED. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving first aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs of four major emergencies: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest and foreign-body airway obstruction. Written test is required for completion card.
• DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
  As a recreational diver, you can receive training to provide vital first aid that can make a difference to a scuba diver with decompression illness. The DAN Oxygen Provider Course provides entry-level training in the recognition and management of possible diving-related injuries using emergency oxygen first aid. Written test is required for completion card.
• Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2)
  The DAN Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2) system module supplements the DAN Oxygen First Aid in Scuba Diving Injuries course. Based on medical closed-circuit oxygen rebreather technology, the REMO2 device provides injured divers with high concentrations of emergency oxygen for extended periods. This training course instructs the Oxygen Provider in the use of DAN's new REMO2 system.