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 This course provides divers with a very quick step by step process NOT TO DIAGNOSE DCI but to both assist in identification of DCI in a case where perhaps the symptoms are not obvious and aslo to record for reference by Hyperbaric facilities the condition of the patient and changes in the condition prior to recompression. A great addition to the divers skell set and knowledge!!
Course Objective
The DAN On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers Provider ("DAN Neuro Provider") program is designed to: - Refresh the knowledge of the warning signs of a dive emergency
- Identify when it is appropriate to conduct an On-Site Neurological Assessment
- Conduct an On-Site Neurological Assessment
Learning Objectives
At the end of this program, DAN On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers, participants will be able to: Understand and identify common warning signs of decompression illness. Take a dive history to determine when it is appropriate to conduct a complete On-Site Neurological Assessment. Use an On-Site Neurological Assessment Slate to conduct a complete On-Site Neurological Assessment.
Skill Performance Objectives
To successfully complete the DAN On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers course, participants must demonstrate skill and confidence in conducting an On-Site Neurological Assessment. Skills Development - Taking a History
- Taking vital signs
- Mental Function
- Consciousness
- Speech and Language
- Orientation to Time and Place
- Judgment
- Short-term Memory
- Abstract Reasoning
- Calculations
- Cranial Nerves
- Eye Control
- Facial Control
- Facial Sensation
- Hearing
- Motor Function
- Shoulders
- Biceps
- Triceps
- Finger spread
- Grip strength
- Hip flexors
- Quadriceps
- Hamstrings
- Feet
- Sensory Function
- Balance and Coordination
- Walking
- Finger-Nose-Finger
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