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TIA. I had my first one this year, although not underwater.
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Exactly what I was thinking it sounded like.
Just to answer a few of the points raised.
I do not know the diver at all, he had dived with some other groups that week and he would have gone to around the 30m mark, maybe slightly deeper once or twice. He seemed like a competent enough diver but this was the only dive I did with him so can't be sure. We were all on air. The dive was a wall dive with a nominal 30m limit, bottom of wall would be about 35m. I was mainly at 20 to 25m and he only went beneath me a couple of times, if he did go over 30m it was only briefly and some time before the end of the dive. I would guess he was between 55 and late 60s, quite tall and not overweight. Seemed fairly fit and active. After that dive I did not see him again. I think if he had been listed to dive again and had not turned up I would have heard something. He never said if he was going to seek medical advice nor did he seem unduly bothered, but as in my original post it was only a brief conversation as we finished getting changed.
I do not know the diver at all, he had dived with some other groups that week and he would have gone to around the 30m mark, maybe slightly deeper once or twice. He seemed like a competent enough diver but this was the only dive I did with him so can't be sure. We were all on air. The dive was a wall dive with a nominal 30m limit, bottom of wall would be about 35m. I was mainly at 20 to 25m and he only went beneath me a couple of times, if he did go over 30m it was only briefly and some time before the end of the dive. I would guess he was between 55 and late 60s, quite tall and not overweight. Seemed fairly fit and active. After that dive I did not see him again. I think if he had been listed to dive again and had not turned up I would have heard something. He never said if he was going to seek medical advice nor did he seem unduly bothered, but as in my original post it was only a brief conversation as we finished getting changed.
FullThrottle
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I've know someone who had a transient ischemic attack who was in his 30's with no negative health factors. He implied after seeking medical care that the assumption going forward would be that it was a one off event with no expectation of any impairment or limitation. He didn't stop driving so I wouldn't expect anyone to necessarily give up diving either.
martincohn
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Sounds like nomodiveitus
Bert van den Berg
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This person is very lucky to be alive. Absolutely does not seem like narcosis and more likely an epileptic seizure.
Rickk
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Was anything done on the boat on the return trip? Was the dive master informed?
At the very least ,IMHO ,he should have been given O2.It may not help but it would never hurt. I was taught if any doubt start the O2.
At the very least ,IMHO ,he should have been given O2.It may not help but it would never hurt. I was taught if any doubt start the O2.
John the Pom
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At 25 metres you are definitely suffering some impairment from narcosis, but I have never encountered anyone who has experienced serious effects at this depth - certainly not the "dark narcs".
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