Diving First Aid For Professional Divers

The Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro) course is aimed at commercial, professional, scientific divers and aquarium staff and volunteers and meets the 2020 consensus Guidelines for Resuscitation from the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation (ILCOR) as issued by its member organizations including

• the American Heart Association (AHA)

• the European Council on Resuscitation (ERC)

• the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

  • including the course requirements for CPR-C in Canada

• Australia New Zealand Council on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)

• the Resuscitation Council of South Africa

• the InterAmerican Heart Foundation and

• the Resuscitation Council of Asia.

The course is comprised of information from the Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, Neurological Assessment, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and CPR HCP plus Bloodborne pathogens.

(revised 2020)