Decompression Profiling Workshop – DMR – D16

Description

Decompression profiling workshop is a focused module in the Trilogy EMS Diving Medical Responder curriculum. An applied workshop on the NOAA No-Decompression Air Dive Table: the two rounding rules, Chart 1 no-decompression limits and letter groups, Chart 2 surface interval credit, Chart 3 residual nitrogen time and the adjusted limit, and the equivalent-single-dive-time test. Ten repetitive-dive problems are worked from the first descent to the final letter group, followed by the same dive computed on two table systems, what a table cannot know about the diver in front of you, and the errors that produce confident wrong answers.

The module connects diving-specific knowledge to practical assessment, decision-making and field management. Students are expected to recognize the relevant mechanism, identify important findings, collect and communicate a useful dive history, and understand how the information affects care and referral. The material emphasizes accurate terminology, repeatable assessment, appropriate documentation and communication with EMS, emergency department and hyperbaric resources when indicated.

Decompression profiling workshop is designed to strengthen the responder’s ability to interpret diving incidents in context rather than treating an isolated symptom. The course reinforces the relationship between dive profile, physiology, patient presentation, treatment priorities and transport decisions. Content is presented within the student’s existing scope of practice; completion does not expand or replace professional licensure, medical direction or agency protocols.

This module is part of the Trilogy EMS Diving Medical Responder (DMR) course and supports the integrated knowledge required to assess and manage diving and aquatic emergencies. Students should complete the module content and associated assessment as assigned within the DMR curriculum.