CPR & First Aid Courses

 

We offer multiple CPR & Frist Aid Courses.

We are certified to teach both the PADI EFR Courses and the Diver Alert Network courses.

Emergency First Response

The Emergency First Responder Course teaches you how to provide CPR and First Aid in any emergency situation. This course focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency. Course participants learn simple to follow steps for emergency care and practice applying skills in a nonstressful learning environment.

EFR Classes available:

  • Primary Care (CPR) – This course teaches you the steps and techniques for handling life-threatening emergencies. You’ll practice eight skills for aiding patients who aren’t breathing, have no heartbeat, may have a spinal injury, may be in shock or who may have serious bleeding. You’ll learn to how to perform CPR and continue to monitor the patient, so that you provide every possible chance of survival while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive.

  • Secondary Care (First Aid) – Because many medical conditions are not life-threatening and emergency medical services are sometimes delayed or unavailable, this course teaches you how to provide first aid that eases pain and reduces the risk of further harm. You’ll learn to assess a variety of injuries and illnesses and practice bandaging and splinting.

  • Care for Children – This course allows participants to learn, practice and apply emergency care skills specific to helping infants and children with medical emergencies. It’s designed for those who work with children or are likely to have to respond to emergencies involving youngsters. This course is often integrated with Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) courses.

  • CPR & AED – This course focuses on CPR training and teaching participants how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator). When workplace or governmental requirements specify this training, the CPR & AED course meets the need. This course is often integrated into First Aid at Work programs.

  • EFR Refresher – It’s a good idea to refresh your CPR and first aid skills every 24 months, and that’s what the EFR Refresher course is designed to do. Focusing on key skills, the course allows you to stay up-to-date and ready to lend aid when needed.

  • Cost:     $75 total for Primary Care CPR, Secondary Care First Aid and AED. All three courses are included in this price. An additional fee of $50 if you also would like the care for children course.

     Includes:     Included in the cost of the course is all classroom time and materials, and all certification fees. 

Divers Alert Network

Whether it is being on the scene of an accident or witnessing a health-related emergency, most people will be involved in a crisis situation at some point in their lives. Are you prepared to help? Do you have the skills to respond quickly?

Developed by medical experts, DAN’s courses are easy to understand and designed to provide you with the skills and confidence you need to respond in emergency situations. DAN first aid courses prepare divers to manage injuries related to scuba diving. All courses meet the ILCOR and AHA guidelines. The training can also extend to other environments. Isn’t it worth a few hours one evening or weekend to learn the skills that could save a life?

Diver Alert Network Courses Available:

  • Basic Life Support: CPR & First Aid: You will learn how to perform CPR, use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and become familiar with the signs and symptoms associated with heart attacks and respiratory arrest. Managing shock and controlling external bleeding are other skills covered that can help save lives.

  • CPR: Healthcare Provider and First Aid: This course will teach you team care CPR and first -aid skills including one- and two-person CPR for adults, children and infants as well as pulse checks. Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms associated with cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and respiratory arrest and proper methods of shock and wound management. This course meets the current guide-lines issued by the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation, the American Heart Association and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). You will learn about: Health-Care provider level basic life support, First aid assessment, and Upper Airway Suctioning. You will develop the following skills: Scene safety assessment, Initial assessments & positioning for care, One- and two-person CPR for adults, children and infants, Automated external defibrillator (AED) use, Obstructed airway management, Suctioning, Wound management, bandage and splint application, and Shock management

  • First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries: Divers may experience unintentional encounters with fire coral, jellyfish and other marine creatures. Any time a person enters the marine environment there is a chance of being stung, bitten or cut. This course will teach you where you can expect to encounter potentially hazardous marine life and how to provide first aid when injuries occur. The more you know about the marine environment, the greater your chances of having safe, memorable dives. You will learn about: Vertebrate and invertebrate sources of envenomations, Traumatic injuries, Life-threatening complications, Seafood poisonings, and Avoidance of marine life injuries. You will develop the following skills: Initial assessment, Shock management, Treatment of stinging and spiny envenomations and injuries, Control of external bleeding, Pressure immobilization technique, Severe allergic reactions, Creation of an emergency assistance plan

  • Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Emergencies: When a diving accident occurs, being able to recognize the problem and respond with the appropriate care can speed the diver's recovery and minimize lasting effects. Oxygen first aid provides needed oxygen to body tissues, enhances the elimination of inert gases such as nitrogen obtained from breathing gases, and helps shrink any gas bubbles that may have developed during ascent — bubbles that contribute to decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Supplemental oxygen also can help minimize or eliminate existing symptoms and reduce further injury until medical services are engaged. This course will teach you the techniques of emergency oxygen administration for suspected diving injuries and nonfatal drowning. You will learn the fundamentals of recognizing dive-injuries along with response and management, and Atmospheric gases. You will also learn about Respiration and circulation, Decompression illness, Oxygen and diving injuries, and Oxygen safety. You will develop the following skills: Oxygen equipment identification, assembly and disassembly, Scene safety assessment, Initial assessment, Use of Demand inhalator valve, Nonrebreather mask, Use of Bag-valve mask, Manually triggered ventilator and Creation of an Emergency assistance plan.

  • Neurological Assessment: Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability according to the American Heart Association. Decompression illness (DCI) can present as a neurological injury associated with scuba diving. Rapid recognition of and response to a suspected neurological injury, regardless of cause, can help convince the injured person of the need for emergency oxygen and help the responder monitor the injured person's condition and report findings to emergency medical services (EMS). The DAN Neurological Assessment course focuses on how to obtain essential information about an individual involved in a dive emergency or
    suspected of having a stroke and what information to relay to EMS. You will learn about:
    Nervous system overview, Stroke, Decompression illness and Neurological assessments. You will develop the following skills: Making a F-A-S-T assessment, Taking a history, Monitoring vital signs, Assessing cranial nerve function, Determining mental function, Evaluating motor function, and Assessing coordination and balance

  • Dive Emergency Management Provider: When a dive accident occurs, multiple things happen. Separate small problems can compound to create a larger problem. DAN's Diving Emergency Management Provider (DEMP) program prepares you to handle the kinds of multifaceted accidents that may occur. It's an easy and fast way to take four of DAN's core first-aid courses in one program. The DEMP program prepares you to address multiple problems at once and with confidence. It combines the knowledge and skills from the following four courses into a single approach to managing diving emergencies:
    Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid, Neurological Assessment, Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries. You will learn the content and skills of the four courses: CPR & use of AEDs, Neurological assessments, Decompression illness and stroke, Atmospheric gases, Respiration and circulation, Oxygen safety, Oxygen first aid for scuba diving injuries, EnPeople who dive as a part of their job or volunteer duties often need first-aid training to manage unique situations that may occur. DAN's Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro) course is designed for commercial, professional, aquarium and scientific divers, providing first-aid knowledge and skills specific to these work environments. It also provides rescue management skills for dive masters and dive instructors, venomations from marine life, Traumatic injuries, Life-threatening complications, Seafood poisonings and Avoidance of marine life injuries

  • Diving First Aid for Professional Divers: People who dive as a part of their job or volunteer duties often need first-aid training to manage unique situations that may occur. DAN's Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro) course is designed for commercial, professional, aquarium and scientific divers, providing first-aid knowledge and skills specific to these work environments. It also provides rescue management skills for dive masters and dive instructors. DFA Pro is comprised of information from the Emergency You will learn about: Anatomy, physiology, bloodborne pathogens, Decompression Illness and Oxygen First Aid, Response, assessment, and medical emergency management Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and CPR HCP courses. It meets U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for workplace CPR and first aid. You will develop the following skills: Scene safety assessment, nitial and secondary assessments, One- and two-person CPR for adults, children and infants, Automated external defibrillator (AED) use, Obstructed airway management, Oxygen first aid administration, F-A-S-T assessment, Wound management and bandage and splint application, Control of external bleeding, Pressure immobilization technique, Severe allergic reaction management

  • Cost:     

    • Basic Life Support: $75

    • CPR Healthcare Provider: $75

    • First Aid For Hazardous Marine Animals: $75

    • Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Divers: $75

    • Neurological Assessment: $75

    • Combine any of the above classes and pay only $60 per class

    • Dive Emergency Management Provider: $150

    • Diving First Aid for Professional Divers: $150

       Includes:     Included in the cost of the course is all classroom time and materials, and all certification fees. 

Location:    Classroom session is completed at home by eLearning or in a class group setting in the Portland metro area. The pool sessions will be held at a local pool in the Portland metro area. and the open water weekend checkout dives are located in the Hood Canal or Puget Sound in Washington.

To Sign up:     Please call, text, or email to sign up!  Classes must have four students enrolled to proceed, and there must be at least four students for an instructor to hold an open water weekend. 

If you are interested in a private course that can be arranged please contact for more details.