Chain of events

[ScubaFreak]

Great post mempilot, glad your feelin better.
Posts like this are great to bring us back down to earth every now and then, and remind us that we need to take even the smallest things into consideration and get to dive another day...

remember folks, the seabed aint goin anywhere

SF

 

[FFMDiver]

Enjoyed this important post.

Great post mempilot, glad your feelin better.
Posts like this are great to bring us back down to earth every now and then, and remind us that we need to take even the smallest things into consideration and get to dive another day...

remember folks, the seabed aint goin anywhere

SF

 

[divenut2001]

Glad to hear you're ok mempilot. Out of curios!ty, did you go to a chamber to be evaluated or did you do that yourself? The reason I'm asking is, it sounded like you might have taken a hit and started feeling better after they administered O2.

 

[mempilot]

No on the chamber. Since my arm was hanging out, it was fairly obvious what happened. I ran conservative profiles, and didn't blow any stops. I spent most of both dives above my max planned depth. My SI was longer than planned by about 10 minutes. They did a quick neurogical exam on me on the boat and I was feeling a lot better after they pulled my arm back into socket. The O2 was a precaution for the boat owner, and I didn't mind. I did 22 minutes on the boat. I'm feeling a lot better, and I'm back flying today. I'm a little sore, but no more than normal.

Glad to hear you're ok mempilot. Out of curios!ty, did you go to a chamber to be evaluated or did you do that yourself? The reason I'm asking is, it sounded like you might have taken a hit and started feeling better after they administered O2.

 

[Diver0001]

I'll share this to hopefully persuade others to be properly rested, hydrated, and in condition for their dives.

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I know what I did wrong, and I knew it was wrong before I did it. I was lucky, and I learned my lesson.

Good post. I'm glad you're basically ok. Are you going to have to take time off your day-job?

You know, earlier this year I fell off a ladder and that experience also rammed home (literally) the danger in getting too used to things going right. As nasty as this sounds, I think small incidents like this are actually good for experienced divers. Without stuff liike this happening to remind us that Murphy is watching the next thing could be much worse.

R..

 

[mempilot]

I went back to work today. I flew 3 legs with no problems other than a little soreness. I think pulling my roller bag and flight case through the airport is harder on it than flying. I know, I know, pull the bags with the other arm. I'm not that coordinated. It feels weird.

I won't be taking these simple predive checklists for granted anymore.

Good post. I'm glad you're basically ok. Are you going to have to take time off your day-job?

You know, earlier this year I fell off a ladder and that experience also rammed home (literally) the danger in getting too used to things going right. As nasty as this sounds, I think small incidents like this are actually good for experienced divers. Without stuff liike this happening to remind us that Murphy is watching the next thing could be much worse.

R..