Dive Rescue International is pleased to team with Indian River County Fire Rescue in Vero Beach, Florida to offer Med Dive (February 15-16) and Public Safety Scuba Instructor (February 19-23) in 2024!
MED DIVE
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 understand the physics of hyperbaric injuries but more importantly, graduates of this program will learn to help prevent those injuries and safeguard their teammates using that information. This program is based on a review of current peer reviewed medical journal articles. Successful completion of this program is measured in class participation and an end of program comprehensive test.
TOPICS INCLUDE
Gas Laws • Anatomy and Physiology • Fitness to Dive • Human Factors • Neurological injuries • Pulmonary Over-inflation 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.
BE SURE TO BRING Pen and paper for note-taking and sketching.
PUBLIC SAFETY SCUBA INSTRUCTOR
(PSSI) trains and certifies qualified candidates to then train non-divers as Public Safety Divers (PSDs). The Public Safety Diver (PSD) certification is the equivalent to an open water certification. As a PSSI, the instructor will be prepared to present a comprehensive course of study to members of public safety agencies aspiring to become PSDs. As a PSSI, the instructor will not only train new PSDs, but can upgrade their team’s level of training by cross-training certified open water divers to the PSD level. PSSIs utilize a comprehensive educational system of teaching material including: a dedicated PSD student text and workbook, video presentations, a thorough PSSI manual (with outlines, narratives, and handouts), and a comprehensive open water training system. PSSI and PSD certifications meet or exceed all instructional requirements of the RSTC.
TOPICS INCLUDE Diving Knowledge • Diving Skills • Diving Techniques • Classroom Participation • Teaching Techniques • Lecture Skills • Pool Skills • Open Water Skills
PREREQUISITES Member of public safety agency, at least 21 years old, open water scuba certification with a minimum of 100 logged dives (at least 50 of the dives must be public safety training or operational dives), current First Aid and CPR training, all trainer courses require a physician signed medical statement, successful completion of Dive Rescue I and Med Dive. This program is designed for personnel who are physically fit. Participants are encouraged to participate after successfully completing the IADRS Watermanship Test or testing to a fitness level of 13 MET (Metabolic Equivalents) or greater. Participants with aerobic fitness questions or concerns should consult their physician prior to in-water training.
BE SURE TO BRING US Coast Guard approved PFD with knife and whistle, adequate clothing and protection from the environment and pen and paper for note-taking and sketching. Diving students must provide their own equipment: Scuba regulator: recently serviced and environmentally protected with alternate air source (i.e.: octopus, Air II, etc.), timing device, depth and submersible pressure gauges, BC with oral/power inflator, two tanks with current Hydro & VIP, mask, snorkel, fins, weight belt and two cutting tools (knife, wire cutters, or trauma shears), swim suit, exposure suit, and goggles. All students will be required to wear professional attire during classroom sessions including coat and tie.
