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diving medical technician
Diving Medical Technicians, known as DMT’s, are divers who specialize in advanced first aid working on and offshore. They ensure the safety of the entire dive team, proactively identifying hazards, assessing diver’s needs and executing underwater emergency responses. On the job, they’re part of the dive team and trained to act in the event of an accident or medical emergency. When offshore, DMTs may be required to intervene within a dry bell or chamber and perform a medical intervention in hyperbaric conditions.
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Course Description
Commercial Diver Certified: 40 hrs
Non-Commercial Diver Certified: 80 hrs
The Diver Medic Course is designed to give the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform Medical intervention as an integral part of the dive team. Due to the inherently dangerous work, the industry standard for a designated Diver Medic on all employer-sponsored dives has been established by the U.S.C.G. and O.S.H.A. to provide prompt and adequate treatment of injured divers. The DMT course is open to firefighters, EMTs, commercial divers, military divers, combat medics and others who qualify. To qualify for certain DMT course certifications, you need to meet prerequisites for each category/certifying organization. If you do not meet these, you may request an interview with the course director to determine your eligibility to attend the course and receive appropriate certifications.
prerequisites
- A copy of an in-date emergency medicine training completion certification. Documentation can include any of the following:
a) DOT/NHTSA approved 120 hour training course certificate,
b) Current National Registry of EMT or paramedic certification
c) Current State EMT, or higher, licensure/certification card.
- A “Fitness to Work in a Pressurized Setting” medical certificate. The applicant does not have to be deemed fit to dive. Rather, they should be considered medically fit to pressure-up in a recompression chamber.
- After completion of the training course, the DMT can apply to take the DMT certification exam. (Note: There is a $125 application fee to take the IBUM exam that is not included in the course cost.)
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