Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • How to use this course
  2. 2

    • The Self-Reliant Diver

    • Awareness

    • Preparing for the Dive

    • Dive Planning

    • Buddy Check

    • Special Emergency Skills

    • Limited Visibility

    • Navigation

    • Untitled quiz
  3. 3

    • Topics

    • Stress in Diving

    • Recognizing Stress in Others

    • Recognizing Stress in Others (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Stress in Yourself

    • Dealing with Stress

    • Dealing with Stress (Cont.)

    • Stress and Panic in the Water

    • Panicky Diver on the Surface

    • Panicky Diver Underwater

    • Assisting Panicky Divers

    • Diver in Distress on the Surface

    • Chapter 2 Exam
  4. 4

    • How Diving Accidents Happen

    • Exceeding Prior Experience and Training

    • Cold or Tired Diver

    • Muscle Cramps

    • Overweighted Diver

    • Currents

    • Currents (Cont.)

    • Freshwater Diving

    • Chapter 3 quiz
  5. 5

    • The Causes of Diving Accidents - Part 2

    • Gear Problems

    • Gear Problems (Cont.)

    • Gear Problems (Cont.)

    • Injuries

    • Injuries (Cont.)

    • Hyperthermia

    • Hypothermia

    • Case Histories

    • Case Histories (Cont.)

    • Chapter 4 Quiz
  6. 6

    • Responding to Emergencies on the Surface - Part 1

    • Recognition

    • Reach or throw

    • Swimming Rescues

    • Panicky Diver on the Surface

    • Panicky Diver on the Surface (Cont.)

    • Tired Diver Assist

    • Diver in Distress on the Surface

    • Unconscious Diver on the Surface

    • Chapter 5 quiz
  7. 7

    • Responding to Emergencies on the Surface - Part 2

    • Rescue Breathing

    • Rescue Breathing (Cont.)

    • Rescue Breathing Techniques

    • Rescue Breathing Techniques (Cont.)

    • Removing a Diver from the Water

    • Removing a Diver from the Water (Cont.)

    • Recovering a Person to a Boat

    • Recovering a Person to a Boat (Cont.)

    • Recovering a Person to a Boat (Cont.)

    • Recovering a Person to a Boat (Cont.)

    • Useful Rescue Equipment

    • Personal Considerations

    • Chapter 6 quiz
  8. 8

    • Responding to Emergencies Underwater - Part 1

    • Responding to Emergencies Underwater

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Recognizing Underwater Hazards (Cont.)

    • Hood Squeeze

    • Chapter 7 quiz
  9. 9

    • Responding to Emergencies Underwater - Part 2

    • Major Barotraumas - Decompression illness

    • Decompression Sickness

    • Decompression Sickness (Cont.)

    • DCS Recognition

    • DCS Recognition (cont.)

    • Lung Over-expansion Injuries

    • Mediastinal and Subcutaneous Emphysema

    • Pneumothorax

    • Arterial Gas Embolism

    • Marine Life Injuries

    • Marine Life Injuries (Cont.)

    • Stings- Includes Jellyfish and Corals

    • Cuts and Scrapes

    • Chapter 8 quiz
  10. 10

    • Dive Accident Management

    • Dive Site Organization

    • The Emergency Plan

    • The Emergency Plan (Cont.)

    • The Emergency Plan (Cont.)

    • Assessing the Diver's Injuries

    • Rescue Breathing

    • Rescue Breathing and CPR

    • The Secondary Survey

    • Neurological Examination

    • Neurological Examination (Cont.)

    • On-scene Oxygen Therapy

    • Hypothermia Treatment

    • Hyperthermia Treatment

    • Chapter 9 quiz
  11. 11

    • Topics Covered in this Chapter:

    • Searching for a Diver on the Bottom

    • Organizing the Search

    • Organizing the Search (Cont.)

    • Organizing the Search (Cont.)

    • Circular Search

    • Sweep Search

    • Random Searches

    • Abandoning the Search

    • Assisting a Diver up to the Surface

    • Assisting a Diver up to the Surface (Cont.)

    • Chapter 10 quiz
  12. 12

    • Topics Covered in this Chapter:

    • Why Recompression?

    • Why Recompression? (Cont.)

    • Why Recompression? (Cont.)

    • Recompression Therapy

    • Divers, Do You Know Where Your Chambers Are?

    • Divers, Do You Know Where Your Chambers Are? (Cont.)

    • Chapter 11 quiz