I meant assist, don't know why I wrote entry.As compared to..?
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I meant assist, don't know why I wrote entry.As compared to..?
Hear, hear. In-water rescue breaths are f---ing stupid. Get the victim out of the water ASAP, and start rescue breaths/CPR. In-water rescue breaths waste precious time and energy. The Red Cross ditched them in the early '90s, and it's high time PADI did the same.Some things you will be taught have to be taught but in reality, once the adrenalin starts flowing and conditions get less than ideal, doing what was taught in the class may not help and may do more injury. In-water rescue breaths is a good example. Nice feel good for the rescuer idea but may delay actual proper care on a hard surface. One of those unless you practice it regularly it may be a waste of valuable time and do more harm items.
I live close to Milan, Lombardia, and I will take the course with my instructor here. Generally we go to Liguria or sometimes to the Lake Como. Right now there a sort of partial lockdown so there are online lessons and recreational scuba activities are not allowed (the dives I mean). I can see you are from Lyon, if you happen to go to Liguria maybe we can meet for a dive one day when the lockdown will be over
I live in Lyon, but I am from Sicily. And I am looking forward to going back to "Area Marina Protetta di Portofino", I only have good memories of it... my first wreck dive, red corals, "pasta col pesto alla genovese" Where do you use to dive in Liguria?
By the way, very good that you switch environment sometimes (lake vs sea). Keep doing that if you can
It really depends on the instructor you choose.Going back in topic, I have heard some criticism about a specific part of the rescue courses, at least PADI. People say many of the materials and exercises of the PADI rescue were conceived back in the 1980's. Then the gear used was less, and also possibly different from now. On the contrary, now we use plenty of gear, also at a recreational level. But the PADI rescue doesn't stress enough the importance of the equipment, not only in terms of equipment failure, but also in terms of the equipment itself as an obstacle to perform well the rescue maneuvers designed for the past when the gear was less and different.
Would you agree with this kind of remarks?