Diver Medical Technician
Questo corso si rivolge principalmente agli OTS (operatore tecnico subacqueo). I Diver Medical Technicians (DMTs) rappresentano il primo anello fondamentale nella catena di medicina subacquea, si prendono cura della vittima sul luogo dell’incidente e prestano poi assistenza in camera iperbarica. Molti dei partecipanti a questi corsi sono professionisti in ambito di sicurezza dell’immersione, con gruppi o collaboratori subacquei che operano in camere iperbariche, altri invece sono professionisti subacquei interessati a migliorare la propria conoscenza in ambito di medicina iperbarica per poter meglio assistere i subacquei di cui sono responsabili.
Obiettivo del Corso

The Diver Medical Technician is an intensive two week course which aims to teach divers, both commercial and recreational, advanced first aid and emergency treatment.

By the end of the course, diver medical technicians will have been provided with the training and skills to be able to:

  • Administer first aid and emergency treatment.
  • Carry out the directions of a doctor pending the arrival of a more skilled medical aid.
  • Communicate understandably by telephone, radio or facsimile with a doctor.
  • Be familiar with diving procedures and compression chamber operation.
  • Assist the diving supervisor with decompression procedures and advise when medical help should be sought.
Obiettivi d’apprendimento

To ensure that a dive medic technician is prepared and ready to act when an emergency arises, the DMT course consists of theory and practical sessions in a wide range of medical areas, ranging from first aid to more advanced medical procedures such as suturing (sewing people up).