Diver Medical Technician (DMT)
Course Overview

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The course offers lectures presented by internationally known faculty, hands-on practical skills, and the experience gained through 14 hours of clinical time in the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology. It gives participants an opportunity to learn both at DAN Headquarters and at the Duke Hyperbaric Center.

Lecture topics include: the Role and Responsibilities of the DMT; Review of Gas Laws; Nitrogen Narcosis, O2 Toxicity; the Ears & Sinuses; Otoscope Use; Decompression Sickness (DCS) and much more. To learn more, download the DMT Course Information Flyer (PDF: 1.6 MB).

Program Certification

• The National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology has certified the DAN/Duke DMT course as a Module 16 program.
• Each course is limited to 12 persons.

The DAN / Duke Diving Medical Technician program includes skill training in all of DAN’s current training programs. Candidates will receive additional skill training in otoscope use and field neurological surveys. Plus, you’ll participate in a two-day chamber operations program at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology at Duke University Medical Center.

Prerequisites

• To participate in this program, candidates must hold current EMT-B or higher certification and be experienced divers (leadership-level preferred).

Optional DAN Training Day

• To be a DAN Instructor, candidates must be, at minimum, a divemaster or higher and CPR Instructor.
• To be a DAN Instructor Trainer, candidates must be Instructor Trainers or Course Directors with a recognized scuba diving training organization.

Course Registration

• 2008 Course Registration Form (PDF: 25 KB)
• 2009 Course Registration Form (PDF: 28 KB)

Need More Information?

• Download Course Information Flyer (PDF: 1.6 MB)
• Questions regarding course content may be directed to: DAN Training (1-800-446-2671, ext. 553)
• Questions regarding registration and other course details may be directed to: DAN CME (1-800-446-2671, ext. 610)