DAVID J Cowan Sr

DAVID J. COWAN SR.
David Cowan discovered scuba diving in 1990 after serving in the Marine Corps and obtaining his BA from the University of Colorado-Denver. David surfaced from that first dive knowing that his life would take a different track than the one that seemed obvious 30 minutes before. During the 90’s, David worked his way up the training ladder, and in 1998 he moved to Florida and began teaching diving. In the early 2000’s, David discovered a passion for underwater photography, with a special emphasis on video.
In 2003, David’s love and talent for underwater filming resulted in the release of the first of four, one-hour long Digital Aquarium productions originally intended for personal entertainment and relaxation. This was just the beginning, and it wasn’t long before Digital Aquarium started receiving emails and letters from customers saying that they were using the beautiful videos for conversation starters at parties, for client relaxation in physicians’ or dentists’ waiting rooms, as well as for activity therapy for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and in many cases young people with autism and ADD/HD. Finally, people would write to say what a wonderful gift it was for family and friends who loved nature, the ocean and diving.

In addition to filming beautiful underwater videos, David had been teaching basic First Aid courses to scuba diving students throughout his instructing career. In 2004, the Certifying Agency for First Aid training changed its program, accreditation and marketing to promote the teaching of Basic Emergency First Response to people of all walks of life. As a result of this change, David began a new program called “First Six Minutes” that teaches this important First Response training to everyone. This program is especially crucial to Florida residents who endure

hurricanes, tornados, and floods, as well as the usual traffic accidents, home accidents, and cardiac stroke and illness events. All too often, people are forced to stand by helplessly during a crisis because they do not know what to do or they are afraid to do the wrong thing. Although it is always appropriate to call “911” in a medical emergency, what you do in the five to fifteen minutes before help arrives can often make the vital difference between life and death. Medical doctors tell us that brain damage can occur within six to ten minutes following cardiac arrest. This is just one important reason for knowing what to do immediately in an emergency. David Cowan’s informative training program, “The First Six Minutes” is designed to bring this knowledge to everyone. Training courses are offered to groups of three persons or more.