Anatomy of a "HIT" by ADM Staff Photojournalist John Rawlings

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Anatomy of a "HIT" • ADVANCED DIVER MAGAZINE • By John Rawlings



Anatomy of a "HIT"
by ADM Staff Photojournalist John Rawlings


When it happened, I was stunned…the hit was completely unexpected because the dives had been so uneventful and simple recreational level dives like we have done literally thousands of times before. The sudden numbness in my right arm had caught my attention…
 
Anatomy of a "HIT" • ADVANCED DIVER MAGAZINE • By John Rawlings



Anatomy of a "HIT"
by ADM Staff Photojournalist John Rawlings


When it happened, I was stunned…the hit was completely unexpected because the dives had been so uneventful and simple recreational level dives like we have done literally thousands of times before. The sudden numbness in my right arm had caught my attention…

Wow. Thanks for posting that Curt. Good reminder that there is no such thing as a "routine dive."
 
Great story! Even a small PFO can obviously have a huge impact one one's susceptibility to DCS.
 
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