Name: Med Dive
Start: 2024-09-23T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-24T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 50 Williams St, Hartford, CT 06120-2820, United States

Med Dive is Dive Rescue International’s renowned 16-hour training program for certified divers, surface support personnel, EMS professionals, and other medical professionals involved with dive teams.
Students learn how to recognize and treat hyperbaric injuries. More importantly, graduates of this program will learn how to prevent injuries and safeguard their teammates. Successful completion of this program is measured in class participation and an end of program comprehensive test.
Key training topics include:
GAS LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON DIVERS
DIVE RELATED ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY
FITNESS TO DIVE
HUMAN FACTORS IN DIVE RELATED ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESSES
NEUROLOGICAL INJURIES
PULMONARY OVERINFLATION SYNDROME AND ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLI
DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
SPECIAL PROBLEMS
NON-PULMONARY BAROTRAUMAS
INERT GAS DISORDERS
RESCUE AND RESUSCITATION OF THE DIVER
OXYGEN THERAPY
PREREQUISITES
All students must be a member of a public safety agency, at least 18 years of age, and have current First Aid and CPR training.