Dangerous?

[Doomnova]

Drama=ratings
ratings=profit
profit=need for more drama to raise rating

And wash and repeat till you get sick of it . That pretty much sums up journalism today. Good news doesn't not make the first 5 min of a program its in the last 5 min if ever mentioned. Anyways i'll stop posting here with my only post here. someday when I need to use them maybe till then I'll watch from the side lines.

 

[uncfnp]

Hi- I'm totally new to SCUBA, and am not looking into becoming a rebreather diver myself. However, I've been reading a lot about various aspects of scuba, including rebreathers. I know there is -a lot- of information to balance, and therefore they can be dangerous in untrained hands, but are rebreathers actually very dangerous?

There was a cave diving show on PBS last night and a woman said 1 in every 10 rebreather units sold was associated with a death.

Is the mortality rate on these things really that high? Is it the rebreather that is dangerous, or the dives attempted while using the rebreather?

Thanks for any comments, just looking to learn more.

Skittl1321. I just finished watching this episode (thanks for bring it to my attention). I noticed at the end of the show, they listed a memorial to Wesley Skiles, the cinematographer that did the filming. A quick search noted his death off the Florida coast while using a rebreather. Family started a lawsuit against the companies associated with his unit but I believe it has been dropped.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/sc...esley-skiles-widow-suing-over-rebreather.html