DMAC Level 2D – Medical management of Diving Accidents and Illnesses (Diving Medical Physician)
This five-day face-to-face course follows on from the DMAC Level 1 course. The Diving Medical Physician course focuses on the medical management of diving accidents and illnesses, rather than medical assessment of divers.
Core modules include:
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Diving and Hyperbaric exposure – including hyperbaric and diving physics, gas effects under pressure, and medications under pressure.
Diving technology and safety –including saturation diving techniques, tunnelling/caisson working, dive tables and procedures.
Fitness to dive – including fitness to dive criteria, standards, assessment and contraindications.
Diving Accidents – including incidents and accidents, remote management, decompression illness, rehabilitation, and accident investigation.
Clinical Hyperbaric oxygen therapy – including indications, safety, chamber techniques and equipment, patient selection and nursing care.
Practical training to include whenever possible a chamber dive to 40m, pool dive and simulated case management under pressure.