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Welcome everybody to our second week as Resident Bloggers<\/a> <\/em>at the amazing DAN Europe Continental Office! What a productive time has been!<\/p>\n

We spent the past few days learning fundamental first aid and safety procedures<\/strong>, which can be applied both everyday life and in diving emergencies. They are key to support – or even restore – someone’s life from threatening injuries, enabling us to extend the person’s reanimation window while Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrive. <\/p>\n

Knowing these essential techniques can significantly help increasing survival chances of an injured person, even a loved one. And these are a pretty awesome and important skills to have, whether you dive or not!<\/p>\n

Well-designed (and respected) education<\/h3>\n

DAN Europe courses are developed by a team of Medical and Educational Specialists. Some programs are particularly addressed to divers or lifeguards, while others such as Basic Life Support (BLS), Automated External Defibrillation (AED), and First Aid, are aimed at the general public.<\/p>\n

Each DAN course represents a specific area of First Aid, and consists of a theoretical part, plus a really interactive and practical one.<\/p>\n

You can take these courses to gain further knowledge, to become an instructor, or as part of your professional healthcare or diving career.<\/p>\n

Several professional Law Enforcement, Healthcare Professionals and Rescue Teams have chosen DAN Training. Among them, European Police teams, armed forces and fire brigades, the Finnish Boarder Guard, the Italian Red Cross, Coast Guard and Carabinieri, or the Slovenian Army. <\/p>\n

Also well respected organisations and institutions, both in and out of the diving industry, preferred DAN Training: NOAA<\/a> (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, led by legendary diver and explorer Sylvia Earle), Apnea Academy<\/a>, Belgian Diving Federation LIFRAS<\/a>, Finnish Diving Federation Sukeltajaliitto<\/a>, Swiss Resuscitation Council<\/a>, Haute École Paul-Henri Spaak, Legoland Germany, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In an emergency, every second counts<\/h3>\n

We started our training with the Basic Life Support (BLS)<\/a><\/strong> & Automated External Defibrillation<\/a><\/strong> courses.<\/p>\n

These programs aim to teach how to prevent an injured person from having a circulatory arrest – in cases like shock or choking – or to resuscitate them if necessary.<\/p>\n

Every second counts during a cardiac emergency, and this courses focus on teaching how to act, according to the “<\/strong>survival chain”<\/strong>. It refers to 4 steps that, if properly executed, reduce the mortality associated with sudden cardiac arrest. Here they are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Recognition and activation of the emergency response system (EMS).<\/li>\n
  2. Immediate high-quality CPR.<\/li>\n
  3. Rapid defibrillation.<\/li>\n
  4. Advanced live support and post-arrest care.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To be able to perform successfully and guarantee the “survival chain”, the courses teach the basics of anatomy and physiology, besides the correct techniques to perform chest compressions and rescue breathing. <\/p>\n

    We also learned how to properly use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)<\/strong>, which is a portable device that allows the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm by delivering an electric shock.<\/p>\n

    We continued this wonderful training program learning how to safely provide Oxygen First Aid in diving accidents with the Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries<\/a><\/strong> and the Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries<\/a><\/strong> courses.<\/p>\n

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    We understood the importance that early recognition of common warning signs has in diving injuries. <\/p>\n

    The most serious symptoms occur within the first two hours<\/strong> following a dive, and knowing how to recognise them enables the injured diver to get opportune treatment, reducing the chances of residual effects.<\/p>\n

    The course also explains:<\/p>\n