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Interesting. If true, then it would be a reason to unclip all buckles of the victim's BCD right away rather than in small steps in between rescue breaths.

The big difference between PADI and the SSI video is that the video does not show any attempt to unclip the BCD while giving rescue breaths and towing. It's simply two rescue breaths and haul ass to the shoreline. To me, the speed of getting the victim to a hard surface is almost always going...

G Good question, and I don't know the answer. Hopefully someone from SSI or NAUI or one of the other agencies will chime in. I did find a series of short YouTube videos from SSI demonstrating surfacing an submerged unconscious diver and towing that person, and another on how to deal with an...

First of all, just because we disagree does not mean you need to be disagreeable. I understand perfectly well that it is just an exercise. I question the effectiveness of it as it is presented, that's all. And clearly I'm not alone, judging by the responses in this thread...

I don't know if the course would need to be a week long, or if people would take it if it was. Given, however, that the people who take Rescue Diver classes tend to be on the more serious side in terms of their diving and training, I think people would sign up even if the course was longer and...

I think there is a disconnect between what the PADI course materials state (the manual and the eLearning version) and what Rescue Exercise 7 actually has students practice. The course materials do reflect the flowchart developed by Dr. Mitchell et al. In Section Four, subsection "Responding to...

Pedantry for the win!

But this begs the question of why the training exercises and evaluations differ from what is being said. I might be completely off-base, but it seems to me that Rescue Scenario 7 (in the PADI course) is just about the least effective thing to do in a real life emergency. So why tell students...

I fully and honestly welcome feedback from medical professionals and those who have more knowledge than I do... I always thought the way I was trained in Rescue Diver for the "full monty" scenario had a LOT of problems. As @justinthedeeps mentioned above, it's really only possible to pull off...

Just to clarify. I don't think anyone is saying that in-water chest compressions are effective and that the decision is whether or not to do them. You can't do in-water chest compressions. The decision is whether to give rescue breaths while towing the victim to shore/boat/dock or hauling ass...

Exactly! I mean, it's not like any other training agency offers those stupid "rescue diver" courses! It's just a PADI money grab thing. Oh, wait: https://www.naui.org/certifications/entry-level/rescue-scuba-diver/ https://www.divessi.com/en/advanced-training/scuba-diving/stress-and-rescue

If you don’t like PADI you can use whatever agency you like. But unless it’s a totally shady shop, you’re going to have to take - and pay for - the course. Also, at an average of 10 dives a year, I’m not sure you have the cred to be tossing around that amount of ‘tude.

Reach out to West Bay Divers. Great op overall. I can’t speak specifically to younger divers, but they are super friendly and great to work with for referral open water certs.

Leveraged buyouts are typically how PE firms acquire companies. They put down 5%-10% in equity and fund the rest with debt.

The one thing I'm stuck on is the part where you went to inflate your BCD while in 10' of water. Why? It's not an elevator button to get to the surface. In 10' of water you shouldn't have had any - or very little - air in your BCD. You fin up to ascend and dump air as necessary to remain...

Blackbeard's is fun, but you have to manage your expectations a bit. Being on a sailboat for a week is awesome, the food is great, and the price is certainly cheap. Berths are small but comfortable. Pack light because you only have a small shelf at the foot of your bunk to store your stuff...

PE firms usually don't step in unless a company is already facing financial woes. Before Barings acquired it, Aqualung's debt was astronomical and not sustainable.

Yup, definitely possible. I used to do it when I had my Teric on a Zulu.

I read that line as meaning the bruising was the result of chest compressions, but it was mistakenly written in the news report as decompression. But DCI from a rapid ascent caused by either an equipment issue or a medical issue also makes a lot of sense, and fits with a lot of the DAN incident...

Avoid sunscreen with oxybenzone, octinoxate, or octocrylene, as these are bad for coral. Instead, use mineral-based sunscreens that use non nano-sized particles (micro is fine). Yeah, these types of sunscreens don't rub in well and will give you a white pasty appearance. But they also don't...