COURSE OVERVIEW
The goals of this online course are to educate the audience as to the physics & physiology effect of hyperbaric exposure and to explain the mechanism and types of injury associated with hyperbaric and diving operations. A description of the signs & symptoms and treatments of both Type I & II DCS is also included as well as defining the treatment tables for DCS & AGE.
Credit Hours: 1.5
License Types: RN, LPN, CNS, ARNP, CNA, CRT, RRT, RCP, CHT - Category A, CHRN - Category A
The Board (NBDHMT) now requires the following statement to accompany all subsequent references to NBDHMT approved CEU, one that serves as a reminder of CHT core competency:
“CHT re-certification requires a minimum of nine of the minimum 12 Category A credits relate directly to any combination of hyperbaric operations, related technical aspects and chamber safety”.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
The goals of this online course are to educate the audience as to the physics & physiology effect of hyperbaric exposure and to explain the mechanism and types of injury associated with hyperbaric and diving operations. A description of the signs & symptoms and treatments of both Type I & II DCS is also included as well as defining the treatment tables for DCS & AGE.
Course Contents:
This course consists of two video lectures, each followed by a short quiz.
Video 1: Decompression Sickness, taught by Dr. Helen Gelly
Objectives
- History of Diving
- Decompression Sickness (DCS)
- Etiology of DCS, physics
- Decompression Illness (DCI), type I, type II, treatment,
- AGE vs. DCS
- Risk factors for DCS, symptoms, management, treatment
Video 2: Latest Research on DCS taught by Dr. Christopher Logue
Objectives
- Understand and explain the basic physics and physiological concepts relating to decompression sickness.
- Understand the "classical" view of DCS.
- Be aware of the latest research relating to the pathophysiology of DCS.
- Define microparticle.
- Understand and explain how endothelial dysfunction may play a role in DCS.
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