Diving with Sherry

Diving with Sherry, Dallas, Texas

Welcome to our website! We offer PADI scuba diving lessons and specialty classes, CPR and First Aid classes, EFR Instructor level classes, DAN classes, and DAN Instructor level classes in the Dallas, Texas and the Dallas Metroplex Area and scuba diving trips to Cozumel and other scuba diving destinations. We are PADI, EFR and Dan instructors located in the Old Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas.

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Phone: 214-505-0713 Fax: 214-321-6684

Email: info@divingwithsherry.com

PADI Instructors:

Sherry Baldwin

Ken Steck

Kip Parker

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RESCUE DIVER COURSE with CPR (Primary Care) and First Aid (Secondary Care) PROGRAM:

CPR/First Aid is required for the Rescue Diver Class. That is why we offer it as a program. However, you may take either class independently. Cost for the CPR/First Class is $149. Cost for the Rescue Diver Course is $235. Cost for the Program is $360.

Cost for Three-Course Program: $360 per person - Covers all materials for the CPR/First Aid (includes Care for Children) and Rescue Diver courses, pool session for Rescue Diver and Lake Weekend for Rescue Diver and an EFR Pocket Mask. See below for description of Program and Program dates. Add the First Aid for Marine Life Injuries specialty for $45.00.

Program Schedule:

August 16 - Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with a lunch break for CPR/First Aid with Care for Children. We start with a short orientation of what you will be doing throughout the Program. After the orientation, we begin the CPR (Primary Care) course. The First Aid (Secondary Care) course starts upon completion of the CPR (Primary Care) course. There is a lunch break. Click here for a description of what you will do in the CPR/First Aid Class. If you are taking the First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life specialty along with this class, add an hour to class time.
August 17 - Sunday starting at 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with a lunch break for Rescue Diver, In the classroom, we will go over the knowledge reviews located at the end of each chapter, you will prepare an emergency assistance plan for the site of the open water training dives and take the 50-question exam. After a short break, the confined water pool rescue training scenarios begin in the pool. You should be finished by 3:30 p.m. Click here for a description of what you will do in the Rescue Diver Class
August 30 - Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m. - For the open water training scenarios at Athens Scuba Park. Entry fee is $15 Airfills are $5 each.

What You Need to Start: You do not have to be certified as a diver to take the CPR/First Aid portion of the class. To receive the Rescue Diver Certification, you must be at least 12 years old prior to start date of class, certified as an Advanced Open

Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from a training organization, and successful completion of a sanctioned CPR/First program within the past 24 months (taking the CPR/First Aid portion of the program meets this requirement).

Before you come to Class: You need to read the whole manual for each course, complete all of the knowledge reviews for each course and watch the entire video for each course prior to coming to class. In order to qualify for the EFR CPR/First Aid courses, you do not have to be a certified diver and there is no age requirement. To qualify for the Rescue Diver, you must be 12 years old prior to start date of class, be certified as an Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization, and successful completion of a sanctioned CPR/First program within the past 24 months prior to Knowledge Development Number Two (the EFR course meets this requirement). See below for more information and course dates.

Already have CPR and First Aid training? Not a problem. Cost for the Rescue Diver Certification is $235 per person and covers manual, DVD, pool session for Rescue Diver, Lake Weekend for Rescue Diver and an EFR Pocket Mask. You will join the class for the Rescue Diver portion of the Program.

How to get started: You can call us at 214-505-0713, click here to email us to get the materials. You can come by to get the materials or we can have delivered to your home or office at no extra cost to you.

Deposit: Deposit for the Rescue Diver with EFR Program is $150 (covers cost of the materials). Remainder of class fee is due by Saturday at end of class meeting.

Class Dates: Click here for our calendar

What will you do in the CPR/First Aid Course: You will need to read the entire book and watch the video/DVD for each of the CPR and First Aid course and Care for Children course and complete the knowledge reviews located in the manual prior to coming to class. In class, we will go over the knowledge reviews. You will participate in hands-on skill practice and a skill scenario workshop. There is a 35-question exam for the CPR, a 10-question exam for the First Aid and a 15-question exam for the Care for Children course. In the CPR Course, you will learn about Scene Assessment, Barrier Use, Primary Assessment, Rescue Breathing, One Rescuer Adult CPR, Serious Bleeding Management, Shock Management, and Spinal Injury Management, how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), how to help a conscious shocking adult and you will get an orientation of oxygen equipment. In the First Aid Course, you will lean about injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening or when local EMS is unavailable or delayed. You focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice. The Secondary Care (first aid) skills are Injury Assessment, Illness Assessment, Bandaging and Splint for Dislocation and Fractures. Care for Children is integrated into each course. Click here for information on the CPR/First Aid course.

Materials Required: Manual and video/DVD for each course (included in course price).

How to get started: Call 214-505-0713 or Click here to email us to get a book and a video or DVD.

What you will do n the Rescue Diver Class. You need to read the entire Rescue Diver manual, complete the knowledge reviews located at the end of each chapter and watch the entire Rescue Diver DVD prior to first class meeting. In the classroom, we will go over the knowledge reviews located at the end of each of the 5 chapters; students will also prepare an emergency assistance plan for the location where the rescue scenarios will be conducted; and a 50 question final exam will be administered. In the pool, we will introduce 10 rescue exercises during the training sessions and various techniques to students and students get to practice the different techniques. During the practice sessions, students will discover which techniques work better for them in different situations. The Rescue Diver Course philosophy is that there is no single "right" way to perform a rescue, but rather many workable options. The confined water pool sessions give students the opportunity to try different options. At the lake, if all 10 of the rescue exercises are completed in the confined water pool sessions, then the 4 rescue scenarios may be completed in one day at the lake. The scenarios are realistic giving students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and in the pool in a realistic context, providing additional learning. The end result is a rewarding and fun experience building confidence. Click here for information on the Rescue Diver Course

Materials Required: Rescue Diver Crew Pak (contains manual, log book pages, slate and certificate suitable for framing) and Rescue Diver DVD (included in course price)

Equipment: You will need a mask, fins/booties, snorkel, tank, regulator, bcd, weights and weight belt for the pool training sessions. Price of course does not cover equipment rental. Click here for rental rates.

How do you get started?: Call 214-505-0713 or Click here to email us to get the materials. You can come pick them up or we can have delivered to your home or office.

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For PADI scuba diving lessons for beginners or for divers that want more training, EFR Instructor Program, EFR CPR/first aid classes, CPR/AED classes or DAN classes, call us at 214-505-713 or Click here to email us