Underwater illness?

[MSilvia]

I think my initial suggestion might have come from an old PADI rescue diver manual, but I'm not sure. I'll take a look through my books when I get home.

 

[ScubaScott]

I was taught to pull the reg out of your mouth, but keep it near the lips on your right side. Purge the sucker while you expell - you can breathe through the bubbles if your holding the reg in the right spot. To prove this, our instructor had us swim the length of the pool breathing like this. The breathing does work, you do suck in a little bit of water, but I have never tried it while actually :spew:.

Messy subject, but one that needs to be addressed.

SS

 

[ScubyDoo]

Originally posted by ScubaScott
you can breathe through the bubbles if your holding the reg in the right spot. To prove this, our instructor had us swim the length of the pool breathing like this. The breathing does work, you do suck in a little bit of water, but I have never tried it while actually......
SS

Its just like the skill taught when you have a free flowing reg isnt it? Our instructor taught us to put one side of the mouthpiece in our mouth so the freeflowing bubbles could escape the other side. Then you just "sip" the air just like you sip water from a water fountain. Piece of cake.

 

[DEEP SEA]

I only had to vomit once while diving and it took me totally by surprise. I thought I had to burp! I was swimming along at a good pace and never stopped a beat - Actually had 2 blasts :small:. When it was over, I just swished around the 2nd stage and kept on diving.

On the boat my dive buddy, who I did'nt know saw, asked me if I did that often. No, first time! He said it looked like flames coming out the sides of the regulator as I was swimming along. He also said the little fish gathering behind me enjoyed it as well :blfish:

I dive a lot with a full facemask now and always slow down a bit when I start feeling wired. Don't think I want to see how the fullface mask reacts!:nuts:

 

[MSilvia]

Back in the 1984/1987 revised Rescue Diver manual, they advise exactly that. Hold the regulator at the corner of your mouth with the purge valve depressed.

 

[watt12]

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[Bratface]

Good one watt12. Sounds like a preventative for motion sickness or nausea. For the surprize hurling, keep the reg in your mouth.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Agreed. You can blow chunks through your reg. It'll be fine. I've seen it done. The fish just LOVE it!!

 

[1RUSTYRIG]

The obvious dilemma is that if you take the regulator out of your mouth, you'll reflexively gag on seawater. If you leave the regulator in... well, I wouldn't want to clean it, and you'll need an alternate air source.

I haven't tried it, but the following was once suggested to me:

Take the second stage out of your mouth, and hold it at about chest height, purging a stream of air directly up and into your mouth. That way, the vomit can drift away harmlessly, and you'll have some air to gag on instead of fluid.

It sounds good in theory...

That is absolutely incorrect. Never take your reg out of your mouth when your are vomitting and holding it under your mouth and purging isn't going to do squat.

Leave your reg in your mouth and puke into it. You may also want to throw your palm over your reg with your fingers against your mask (think boat entry) to ensure that your don't blow your mask/reg off.

Puking into your reg will not hurt it. Once your done hurling you can purge your reg (or, if breathing becomes difficult during the act of hurling you can also purge out any chunkys).

 

[1RUSTYRIG]

Back in the 1984/1987 revised Rescue Diver manual, they advise exactly that. Hold the regulator at the corner of your mouth with the purge valve depressed.

Regulatore technology has come a long ways in 20 years. And I was certified in 89 and I don't recall that being in there. We were told to just spew into the reg.