Showing posts with label Medic First Aid and CPR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medic First Aid and CPR. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

Happenings and What's Going On

Husker Divers had ten Boy Scouts from an Omaha troop complete a Scuba BSA session in the pool on Sunday evening, July 5th. The guys had a great time, and they earned a patch they can wear on their swim trunks. Congrats, guys!

Husker Divers has three new Medic First Aid/CPR instructors. This class is for everyone, not just divers. If you or someone you know would like to take a first aid/CPR class, let us know at 402-420-6338 or at huskerdivers@prodigy.net. Class times are flexible and can be scheduled on evenings and Sundays when the store is closed. Divers, you should know that First aid/CPR certification is required for Stress & Rescue certification.

Our second Bull Shoals, Arkansas trip leaves this Friday. Those who were on the first trip reported 35-40' visibility, and the vis should be just as good for this weekend's trip!

If you haven't visited DAN's (Divers Alert Network) website in awhile, or if you're not yet a DAN member, be sure to check it out. They've added a number of fantastic benefits for members, including free online workshops and travel info. It definitely pays to be a DAN member!

Don't forget to sign up for SSI's 2009 Master Diver Challenge! To be a Master Diver, you need to have completed four specialties plus Stress & Rescue and have 50 logged dives. The next Stress & Rescue/Search & Recovery classes will be held in conjunction with our open water weekend in Kearney the last weekend in July. We'll also be offering these two specialties at the September open waters. Any time we're in Kearney, certified divers are welcome to join us to log dives and/or complete specialties. Just let us know in advance.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Tons Going On at Husker Divers!

Five Open Water Diver students completed their academic training and the first night of pool training this weekend (and a couple more signed up for next month's class!).

The Bull Shoals trip divers rolled back into town this afternoon, and they said they had a GREAT time! Visibility was some of the best they've ever seen. Can't wait 'til the July trip!

Two divers took the Cobra computer class this evening. They learned some of the theory behind how dive computers work and got lots of practice time pushing the buttons and maneuvering around their computers. Now they look forward to using them in the water!

There's a lot going on at Husker Divers. The June Open Water weekend in Kearney is jam packed with students. July brings another Bull Shoals dive trip, the lake cleanup and grilled lunch in Grand Island, and, leaving on July 31st, the first of two spearfishing and tailrace diving trips to Oahe Reservoir in South Dakota.

For both divers and non-divers, Husker Divers teaches the Medic First Aid and CPR course. This OSHA-sanctioned class is approved for workplace first aid providers. We're adding more instructors, so if you or anyone you know would like to learn these important skills, let us know and we'll schedule a class! July 6th is the next class with open spaces.

Also Husker Divers is now on Facebook! If you're on this wildly popular social networking site, be sure to look us up!