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Most of us develop a system that works for the specific sites. I think the best advice is to go and watch how other divers are doing things at the sites you dive. Their local knowledge and experience can save you a lot of hassle. I am not going to repeat the good advice already posted here...

Congrats.. newby here only 12 years...

Let no good deed go unpunished lol

Different countries have different rules and protocols so I am not sure how valid my insights will be here. When we were trained on how to function in a crime scene we were told anything we used in providing care prior to determination of death became part of the evidence if it was put down...

Link to coroner's reports Conception Reports – Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office WARNING: there are details that could be very disturbing

Maritime Safety Information Bulletin https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/MSIB/2019/MSIB_008_19.pdf?ver=2019-09-10-115632-287

From AP Coroner: Smoke inhalation killed 34 in California boat fire From LA Times Autopsies of 34 who died in Conception boat fire offer grim new details Some disturbing information but handling the subject in an even handed manner

I have moved a number of discussion posts here from Media links - Conception Tragedy The Media Thread was created for links and a brief summary to make it easy for people to locate links without having to search through discussions. There is a list of discussion spin off threads including...

Please Note on the first post here..this thread was created for Media links only. If you arrived at this thread via New Posts you would have missed that information. It is our intent to provide a location for people to post or locate media links so that they do not get "lost" in the midst of...

Santa Barbara Independent 19 May 2020 ‘Conception’ Coroner Reports Reveal Victims’ Attempt to Escap *note* States some had footwear and jackets on which may indicate some were awakened. All were overcome by smoke . Burns were post-mortem. Bodies would have been moved from location of death...

I have added a couple Media links to the Media Page Post/Read links to Media Reports here

Here is an in depth video by Ken Kurtis on the conception Fire filmed at a club day promoting the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber fund raiser. The chamber is a worthwhile cause deserving of support so I have left that section in. The presentation is quite well laid out and informative. .

Chilling but reassuring information about how death occurred for one and possibly the rest. Santa Barbara Independant focusing on the death of Kristy Finstad. Based on post mortum results as revealed by her brother. The Conception Fire: Solving the Puzzle

I agree using a BVM is worthwhile and you don't need to have an oral airway to do it. I used to tech my students the message that if you have an unconscious non breathing person.. you can not make them worse. If you break a rib and get them back.. they get to remember you with every breath for...

So sorry for your loss. Please pass on my condolences to his parents as well. Steve did so much for this community in the forums and behind the scenes. His contribution lives on in many of us Mods and his posts. The measure of a life is in the legacy left behind. Steve's legacy here is...

Sun story on the impact of the event on The Sherrif's Dive team Sheriffs' dive team members recount a harrowing call-out to the Conception boat fire at the Channel Islands | Cover Story | Santa Maria Sun, CA

We have DIN in Australia. We travel with an adapter. We have HP DIN valves with inserts so our friends who come here to dive wish us from NA can use our tanks easily. We have never had any problems with the Adapters.

I have done a low on air share donated my secondary secondary... nope not a typo. I had an AirII and an alternate as the AIRII is useless for sharing. Back then I had a different reason for having one not related to this thread. Diver signaled low on air. I had heaps so we shared to get...

I have set up my gear for both just in case. I tell my buddy (if not my regular buddy) I will donate either. I am a not a technical diver but I have longer hoses than the average diver on both my primary and alternate. My alternate is the same quality and model as my primary. I check it...

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