Be the one ready to help a fellow diver should the need arise by becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider. Breathe easy knowing that you know how to recognise illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen. Being the best buddy you can be means being prepared; especially in a time of need. The PADI Emergency Oxygen O2 Provider course is designed to give you the necessary basic training to administer oxygen to victims of diving accidents. When combined with the PADI Rescue Diver and Emergency First Response courses it provides the best preparation on how to react correctly to any diving related accident.
Recognize diving illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen
Properly setup equipment
Administer emergency oxygen
Course Pre-requisites
Though suited for divers, this course has no prerequisites and doesn’t include dives, which means it is equally applicable to those who are around divers – boat crew, non-diving friends, lifeguards, and shore staff. You don’t need any previous CPR or first aid training to take the course.
What you need to bring to the course
O2 Provider Manual for scuba lessons, The PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Manual is an important component of PADI’s Emergency Oxygen training program. Before class, you will review a step-by-step explanation of when and how to provide emergency oxygen. You’ll also learn about safety considerations, and how to assemble and disassemble emergency oxygen equipment. The care-at-a-glance card is a quick reference guide to pack in your gear bag and review in case of an emergency.
Examples of course topics include:
Anatomy and physiology review
Signs and symptoms of near-drowning
Signs and symptoms of near-drowning
Decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism
Benefits of oxygen
Oxygen equipment assembly and familiarization
Dive accident statistics
Oxygen equipment assembly and disassembly
Treatment of simulated injured divers - breathing and non-breathing, conscious and unconscious
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