PvtStash
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Hey has anyone heard about DiveCons now being required to have an "O2 provider" course? (this is in addition to and seperate from the CPR/First Aid cert)....
New DiveCon requirements ?
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That's true they have to have O2 provider and the dive requirements went from 60 dives to 75 dives and 50 total dive hours.
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PvtStash
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do you happen to know whether PADI's Divemaster's have also adopted this additional training or is it strictly an SSI course-change ?
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The O2 provider has been mandatory in Europe since at least 2007.
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PvtStash
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that one would even need a "class" to put someone on O2... stick it in the nose and over the ears, turn it on and Voila!..., you Cant do it wrong... and on the surface you cant hurt anyone (its not like their gonna tox or anything)... seems jus' like another way to exort another $100 out of you... you need a "Class" to learn how to put someone on O2? really? ... seems to me you could cover that in 5 minutes of your Stress/Rescue class. 
If you use a nasal cannula for resuscitation, you could probably use a little instruction on the effectiveness of different types of resuscitation masks. Just my opinion.
The O2 class I teach costs $35.00 plus $10.00 for the materials.
The O2 class I teach costs $35.00 plus $10.00 for the materials.
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I just took the class a couple of months ago. Skooter is right. The nasal cannula has almost no use in the event of a diver injury. According to the instructor who is an MD, the best that you will ever get them breathing with a nasal cannula is about 60% O2. A diver with a suspected injury needs 100% O2 through either a demand regulator or a non-rebreather mask. That is assuming that they are breathing on their own.
(Slov would be so proud of me for listening in class)
(Slov would be so proud of me for listening in class)
Bob I am curious how you felt about the class. Did you find it useful? Are you glad you took it? What points in the class where most relevant to you?
I ask becouse at first I had the same opinion as Pvt Stash. After implementing it into CPR/First Aid and O2 administration I think it should have been required long ago.
I ask becouse at first I had the same opinion as Pvt Stash. After implementing it into CPR/First Aid and O2 administration I think it should have been required long ago.
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