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 Our instructors are highly trained and certified to meet the clinical, technical and safety needs of the discipline of undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Course Director: Christopher Peppler, NREMT, DMT, CHT Course Medical Director" Tony Alleman, MD, MPH, FACOEM Teaching Faculty: Safety Management System's Diver Medical Technician course is accredited by the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology. The Diver Medical Technician course is offered at our 96,000 square foot training academy in Lafayette, LA. Our academy offers comfortable 96 person living quarters, on-site full service restaurant, and recreation facilities. This course will be available once per calendar quarter, and on a request basis. Diver Medical Technician (DMT)
Overview: The Diver Medical Technician (DMT) course is an extensive 5-day program designed to convey pertinent medical and operational information to divers who may be required to evaluate and treat diving accidents. Students receive substantial theoretical and practical instruction in patient examination, recognition of DCS and AGE, field management of diving casualties, evacuation and treatment of diving accident victims, hyperbaric chambers and treatment procedures, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Students also receive instruction in advanced invasive techniques and procedures, including airway management (endotracheal intubation), nasogastric tubes, intravenous and intramuscular injections, Foley catheterization, and suturing. Students will have the opportunity to operate a recompression chambers and experience working in a treatment chamber under actual hyperbaric conditions. Diver Medical Technician (DMT) Training: Classroom/Didactic - Lecture 55hrs DMT: Review of Diving Physics, Anatomy/Physiology of the Ear and Hearing, Barotraumas (Squeeze and External Otitis), Inner Ear Barotraumas, Anatomy of the Chest, Respiratory Physiology, Physical Examination of the Chest, Pulmonary Over inflation Syndromes, Bubble Theory, Decompression Sickness, Neurological Examination, Treatment Table Review, Adjunctive Therapy, Drugs and Diving, Altitude Decompression, Physical Examination of Divers, Women and Diving, Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity, Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity, Hypoxia, Carbon Dioxide Retention (Hypercapnia), Inert Gas Narcosis, Effects of Carbon Monoxide Toxicity, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Breath Hold Diving, Drowning and Near Drowning, Hypothermia, Underwater Work Hazards: Blasts, Shocks, Toxic Gas Exposure, Underwater Work Hazards: Dangerous Marine Life, Differential Diagnosis of Diving Accidents, Saturation Diving and High Pressure Nervous Syndrome, Dysbaric Osteonecrosis, Insertion of IV's, IO’s, Medication Administration, Suturing, Electrocardiograms, Hearing Conservation Program and Medical Exam, Hands-on practical exams conducted in a highly stressed with frequent "Simulations" performed by the students to demonstrate understanding of the management of diving and non-diving situations. Prerequisites: Proof of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Training, Fit for pressure medical evaluation Written Exam: Students must pass a final written examination in order to receive certification. Retraining: After 2 years Location: Only offered at our Lafayette location. To register, click the "Register Now!" button on the left. Questions? Contact us at training@acadian.com. ← Back to Course Listings |
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