Back in the Water
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And Sam is back, too!
Glad you're back posting again and I wish you well in your continued recovery. Your story is infuriating. How can a hospital that close to the St Lawrence be so clueless? Mind boggling.
Sam!!!
drrich2
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Glad you’re back and very sorry to hear about the loss of eye function. That is frightening.
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Sam, I am afraid that I don't pull off the eye patch as well as Jack O'Neill.
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Are we allowed to call you Cyclops now? ;-)
OP
I think Sam may have been thinking more Gene Autry, but I might be wrong.
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They gave me attitude from the moment I walked into the hospital. I went up to the ER desk and said that I was a diver and I'm pretty sure I just took a DCS hit. Right away, some girl told the staff I'm the guy that often dives alone at the wreck next to the hospital. She said, "See what happens when you dive alone." My reply was patient. I just said that solo diving is now allowed and I'm certified to solo dive and teach solo diving. I had been on my own emergency O2, but got off my bottle in the parking lot figuring they'd stick me on oxygen immediately. My bad. They had me wait out a chest X-ray without it. Then, they would only use a nasal cannula. I told them that was inadequate and that I needed a mask that would deliver O2 as close to 100% as possible without mixing with air. I asked them to call DAN. Silence. Bob Sherwood, GUE instructor came into the ER and the first thing he said was, "You're for sure bent and that nasal cannula isn't helping." We both tried to get them to provide correct care and to please call DAN. In hindsight, we should have phoned DAN and told them my P.A. is not listening to two scuba instructors of how to render first aid for DCS.
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