DAN AED Course with Indepth Dive Centre Phuket

DAN AED - Automatic External Defibrillator Course

The pre-requisite for the DAN AED Course is a current CPR certification from a recognised training organisation. For example American Red Cross, St John's Ambulance etc. If you do not have a current CPR / First Aid certification, then no problem, it can also be done as an additional module prior to the AED course. In addition, certification as an Oxygen Provider and in general First Aid is strongly advised.

Unfortunately, heart attack is a very common cause of death. A severe heart attack often results in cardiac arrest. In this case, the heart usually beats very erratically and cannot generate circulation of blood to the body. If a normal heartbeat is not restored within a few minutes, the victim will die. Statistically one Australian dies every 10 minutes from some form of Cardiovascular Disease and Heart disease. And as such is responsible for almost 20% of all deaths in Australia.

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are designed to diagnose cardiac arrest and, when appropriate, to deliver an electric shock to try to restore a normal heart rhythm. The earliest records of defibrillations can be found in the late 1800. By the 1970s AEDs became small enough to be used in Ambulance settings. These days you find them in most shopping malls, airports and conference centers and can be used by people with minimal training.

DAN Fatalities Report

The average age of Scuba Divers who die each year in dive fatalities tracked by DAN is gradually increasing. It is now approximately 42 years of age. Divers are getting older, and older people are getting involved in diving. Of the 78 dive fatalities in the DAN 2001 Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration, based on 1999 fatalities, 7.7 percent of them were caused directly by heart disease. At the same time, heart disease was the direct cause of death for 26 percent of the fatalities involving divers over the age of 35.

On top of that, 25 percent of divers involved in diving fatalities were also reported to be taking heart medications. DAN Asia-Pacific has introduced a 4-hour program to train laypersons in the use of AEDs. This is not just an orientation but a thorough and responsible certification program

DAN AED Defibrillator Course Content:

• Cardiovascular Disease
• The Heart
• Angina and heart attack
• Cardiac arrest
• The "Chain of Survival"
• Resuscitation review
• Defibrillation
• Legal considerations

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