Divers Alert Network (DAN) Divers First Aid (CPR, Emergency Oxygen Provider & First Aid)

DFA is the most comprehensive first aid course in the dive industry. Divers and non-divers will gain an essential set of first aid and risk-mitigation skills.

DFA includes all the content from DAN Basic Life Support (BLS) including CPR and first aid skills, all the content of the Emergency Oxygen for Diving Injuries, plus neurological assessments and first aid for hazardous marine life injuries. In the neurological assessment portion of the DFA course, you will learn how to recognize neurological injuries by performing a neurological assessment and how to collect vital information useful to emergency medical services. In the hazardous marine life injuries portion, you will learn how to identify some of the most common marine life injuries as well as the first aid skills to treat them

This course meets the CPR and first aid training requirements for the PADI Rescue Diver Course and all work related requirements

This course is also approved by the U.S. Coast Guard as meeting the CPR and first aid requirements for captain and mate licenses.

The DAN Oxygen Grant Program allows DAN members who are certified in EO2 or DFA to apply for a low- or no-cost oxygen unit for use during scuba diving emergencies. Find out more or apply here.