There were two recent cave diving incidents that started me thinking about the panic mechanism when it comes to tech diving.
The first was the fatality at Peacock where a diver appeared to panic and bolted, leaving her buddy behind which led to their separation and eventually her death.
The second was an incident at Jackson Blue where a diver suffered a severe medical incident. She kept her wits, signaled her dive buddy, ended the dive and made it to professional medical care reportedly just in the nick of time to save her life.
Are some people just more prone to keep their cool or can the panic response be trained into a diver so that they react in a calm and rational manner to extreme stress?
Should this be part of tech training?
Do any instructors try to train for this?
Has anyone been in a panic or near panic situation?
The first was the fatality at Peacock where a diver appeared to panic and bolted, leaving her buddy behind which led to their separation and eventually her death.
The second was an incident at Jackson Blue where a diver suffered a severe medical incident. She kept her wits, signaled her dive buddy, ended the dive and made it to professional medical care reportedly just in the nick of time to save her life.
Are some people just more prone to keep their cool or can the panic response be trained into a diver so that they react in a calm and rational manner to extreme stress?
Should this be part of tech training?
Do any instructors try to train for this?
Has anyone been in a panic or near panic situation?