Solve the Diving First Aid Scenario!

[Snowbear]

...it's soft.

Good - we can deal with that!

 

[divemed06]

Get the shears and cut the damn thing out!

hmmmm...hummm...well... :toilet_cl

 

[divemed06]

Good - we can deal with that!

What are your intentions?

 

[Snowbear]

Get the shears and cut the damn thing out!

:eek_2::eek_2::eek_2: That'll complicate your airway problem in a big way!

 

[H2Andy]

i don't go diving without my CELL PHONE

 

[Snowbear]

What are your intentions?

This is fun, so I'm gonna let those with less experience keep working on it
Don't worry - unless someone calls 911, I'll stick around...

 

[Snowbear]

i don't go diving without my CELL PHONE

Fat lotta good it'll do ya when you're out of range...

 

[divemed06]

i don't go diving without my CELL PHONE

Agreed!

 

[jonnythan]

So with the mouth/jaw swelling I'll be thinking the guy slipped and took a nasty fall on his jaw or the side of his head. The airway is the obvious priority so I'll do whatever I can to open that up. I can't intubate, so maybe if I shove my finger in there and push the tongue down I can open it up enough.. if nothing I do opens up the passages, and I'm in the middle of nowhere, and this dude can't breathe at all...

I'm going to grab the scalpel out of my first aid kit, swab the area a bit with a prep pad, and do my cricothyroidotomy and find something to shove in there. Snorkel, maybe.

 

[H2Andy]

Fat lotta good it'll do ya when you're out of range...

i don't go diving where my CELL PHONE is out of range unless
(a) the boat has a radio; or
(b) there's a ranger station/store/shop/house nearby with a phone


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