Description
Dive Medical Technician (DMT) Course – 100% Online
The Trilogy EMS Dive Medical Technician (DMT) Course is a comprehensive 40-hour, 100% online program designed for healthcare professionals seeking specialized education in diving medicine and the recognition, assessment, and management of diving-related injuries and illnesses.
The program builds upon the student’s existing medical education and provides the specialized knowledge necessary to understand the physiological, environmental, and medical challenges associated with diving. Students develop the knowledge required to recognize, assess, and manage diving casualties in recreational, public safety, scientific, commercial, and other diving environments.
Course content includes diving physics and physiology, decompression theory, decompression sickness, arterial gas embolism, barotrauma, pulmonary emergencies, oxygen toxicity, neurological assessment, environmental and marine injuries, hazardous and contaminated-water exposures, diving casualty management, recompression therapy, and diving emergency procedures.
Eligibility Requirements
Enrollment is open to qualified healthcare professionals who are currently an:
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Paramedic
- Physician Assistant
- Nurse Practitioner (NP)
40 Hours of EMT & Paramedic Continuing Education
The Dive Medical Technician Course provides 40 hours of continuing education for EMTs and Paramedics.
Florida EMS Continuing Education
- 40 CE Hours
- Approved for EMT and Paramedic continuing education
- Course Title: Dive Medical Technician – Online
- Florida Tracking Number: 20-1405486
Students completing the program receive documentation of their continuing education hours in addition to their DMT course completion certificate.
IBHBOT Board Certification Pathway
The Trilogy EMS Diver Medical Technician Course provides specialized diving medicine education for healthcare professionals pursuing professional board certification in diving medicine.
Graduates who meet the applicable eligibility and credentialing requirements may pursue Dive Medical Technician (DMT) board certification through the International Board of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (IBHBOT).
Completion of the Trilogy EMS course provides the educational component of the certification pathway. IBHBOT establishes and administers its own certification eligibility, application, and examination requirements.
Course Highlights
- 40-hour Dive Medical Technician program
- 100% online and self-paced
- 40 hours of EMT/Paramedic continuing education
- Florida EMS Tracking Number 20-1405486
- Comprehensive diving medicine curriculum
- Diving physics and physiology
- Decompression theory and decompression illness
- Arterial gas embolism and diving-related barotrauma
- Neurological assessment of the diving casualty
- Oxygen toxicity and diving-related respiratory emergencies
- Environmental and marine injuries
- Hazardous and contaminated-water exposures
- Diving casualty assessment and management
- Recompression and hyperbaric treatment principles
- Module assessments and comprehensive final examination
- IBHBOT DMT board-certification pathway
- No travel or classroom attendance required
Professional Diving Medicine Education — Without the Travel
Traditional DMT training can require healthcare professionals to travel for an extended classroom program, adding airfare, lodging, meals, transportation, and time away from work to the cost of tuition.
The Trilogy EMS DMT Course eliminates those barriers by delivering the program 100% online.
Complete your training from home, progress through the program on your schedule, earn 40 hours of EMT/Paramedic con
