I was wondering if some of you who regularly train and study these subjects could identify for me one or two (or several) sources of *reliable* and *current* information about aquatic rescue and emergency treatment of submersion and other injuries.
My impression is that most recreational divers, if they even go as far as taking a Rescue or advanced First Aid course, do not repeat or update that training regularly (if at all), but let it grow stale from disuse. In fact, I am in that boat now and am planning to remedy that problem later this year.
I realized how dated some of my knowledge and training were while reading Dennis Graver's book "Aquatic Rescue and Safety" earlier this year - with respect to the positioning of victims of submersion injuries, for one example. Before I go back to school on these subjects in a more formal training setting, I would appreciate it if anybody here could comment on Graver's book, if you're familiar with it, or identify other sources of reliable and current information about these subjects that would be helpful to recreational divers.
I would also appreciate any suggestions you might have about where to get this training other than from the usual suspects (diving organizations like NAUI, which is where I started). If there are other places to look for this kind of updated training that any of you would recommend, I would love to hear about them.
My impression is that most recreational divers, if they even go as far as taking a Rescue or advanced First Aid course, do not repeat or update that training regularly (if at all), but let it grow stale from disuse. In fact, I am in that boat now and am planning to remedy that problem later this year.
I realized how dated some of my knowledge and training were while reading Dennis Graver's book "Aquatic Rescue and Safety" earlier this year - with respect to the positioning of victims of submersion injuries, for one example. Before I go back to school on these subjects in a more formal training setting, I would appreciate it if anybody here could comment on Graver's book, if you're familiar with it, or identify other sources of reliable and current information about these subjects that would be helpful to recreational divers.
I would also appreciate any suggestions you might have about where to get this training other than from the usual suspects (diving organizations like NAUI, which is where I started). If there are other places to look for this kind of updated training that any of you would recommend, I would love to hear about them.