Emergency Oxygen Provider

PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course

Learn the skill that can make the biggest difference in a dive emergency.

Emergency oxygen is the most important first aid for scuba diving injuries such as decompression sickness and lung overexpansion injuries. Getting oxygen to an injured diver quickly can make a real difference in their outcome. The PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course teaches you to recognize these injuries and safely deliver emergency oxygen until medical help takes over. There's no diving required, so it's a short course that fits easily into a busy schedule.

What You'll Learn

• How to recognize dive injuries and illnesses that require emergency oxygen
• How emergency oxygen equipment works, including cylinders, valves, regulators, and delivery devices
• Safety considerations for handling and using oxygen
• How to assemble and disassemble an emergency oxygen unit
• How to deliver oxygen to a breathing diver using a demand valve or non-rebreather mask
• How to deliver oxygen to a non-breathing diver using a pocket mask with an oxygen inlet

Course Structure
Complete the knowledge portion through PADI eLearning at your own pace, or in a classroom session with your YAY Scuba instructor. You'll then practice setting up equipment and delivering oxygen hands-on with your instructor.

Once you've purchased the course, we'll call you to schedule your skills session at a time that works for you.

Prerequisites
None. The course is open to divers and non-divers alike, and no in-water training is required.

Great For

• Divers who want to be ready to help a buddy
• Rescue Diver candidates and future Divemasters
• Boat crews, lifeguards, and dive club members

Bonus Credit
The Emergency Oxygen Provider specialty counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. It also pairs perfectly with the PADI Rescue Diver and Emergency First Response courses.

Ready to be prepared? Call YAY Scuba at 443-379-4450 or stop by the shop to sign up.