Vomiting UW question

[ofg-1]

The trick is not so much hurling through your regulator, it more of trying to avoid the cloud of fish food emitted by your buddy after he hurls through his.

And I can tell you from experience, a banana and a nature valley granola bar will pass through a US Divers chrome 2nd stage, no problem.

 

[Akimbo]

@Captain Tim

Did his airway clear on its own from the pressure that blow out his lungs or did you and/or the crew do something?

 

[Blackcrusader]

NOTE: I did a word search for barf, vomit, regurgitate, retch, and "throw up" in the USN Dive Manual V.7; nothing relevant.

I'm glad I was taught this is my BSAC classes using a vomit causing solution. I wish this was covered more as I have seen newly certified divers go into near panic and rush to the surface because they had to vomit. Sometimes I vomit and it comes naturally to me like other skill sets on a dive. My regular dive buddies would only be concerned if there was a sudden silence to hearing my barfing. Divers who have never seen others chumming the water to feed the fish do get concerned. Makes a good topic for post dive chats with divers who do not know what procedure to follow if they had to vomit.

 

[TMHeimer]

People chew their food to various degrees. My guess is divers probably won't change how they chew to avoid this vomit problem. They should, but I doubt they will.

 

[crzyfish]

I've done both, reg in and reg out. You have to be conscious of your actions. Inhalation, hold the air, Reg OUT, SPEW, rinse your mouth, spit, Reg IN, exhalation, inhalation. It's a conscious effort. It takes a lot of planning while you're getting nauseated and planning your next action. I'd rather keep my reg in, blow chunks, then purge a few times.

 

[chillyinCanada]

I've done both, reg in and reg out. You have to be conscious of your actions. Inhalation, hold the air, Reg OUT, SPEW, rinse your mouth, spit, Reg IN, exhalation, inhalation. It's a conscious effort. It takes a lot of planning while you're getting nauseated and planning your next action. I'd rather keep my reg in, blow chunks, then purge a few times.

Chew your food. No chunks

 

[Graeme Fraser]

Chew your food. No chunks

And don't eat carrots. They have a unique ability to reconstruct in your stomach regardless of chewing vigor.

 

[JustSurfaceInterval]

See also here: Nauseated during dive.

 

[Duke Dive Medicine]

I'll second even though he and I can never get our schedules together to drink some of his seemingly delicious homebrew..... yeah I'm calling you out! and I also know it's 100% my fault....



The recommendation in my experience is a CYOA policy as stated above though I do know many that have removed their regulators. All about your personal in water comfort. What is important to note though is what @Soloist said above and it's possible that some chunks may get stuck in the exhaust diaphragm which will cause wet breathing. What I tell my students is that if they have to hurl, keep the primary in and as soon as everything is out, switch to their secondary on their neck which is guaranteed to work. Clear out the housing of the primary and then try to switch back once you are stable again.

Seemingly? See if YOU get any!

 

[AfterDark]

Any full face mask user out there ever barf in their mask?