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Rescue Me!!
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Tank
, Aug 31 2007 03:35 PM
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Posted 03 September 2007 - 10:42 AM
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Posted 07 September 2007 - 01:31 PM
Okay...
So my classes started on Tuesday night of this week. It is a NAUI Rescue Class (for those hung up on the whole NAUI, PADI, SSI is better thing) Tues, Wed Thurs, were all on first aid from CPR, treatments for strokes DCS puncture wounds field dressing etc. It covered how to assess most health related problems as well as marine life injuries and their proper treatments. We covered O2 administration and proper use. (basically you can give O2 for everything except oxygen toxicity...duh! It can only help. Tonite we will do all the practical applications. This weekend will be a half day of class and half pool. It will cover rescue procedures and application will be done at the pool. The instructor also has a few things under his sleave for a suprise (which I will not divulge so that divers taking the class will be surprised. I will updat this after the weekend.
So my classes started on Tuesday night of this week. It is a NAUI Rescue Class (for those hung up on the whole NAUI, PADI, SSI is better thing) Tues, Wed Thurs, were all on first aid from CPR, treatments for strokes DCS puncture wounds field dressing etc. It covered how to assess most health related problems as well as marine life injuries and their proper treatments. We covered O2 administration and proper use. (basically you can give O2 for everything except oxygen toxicity...duh! It can only help. Tonite we will do all the practical applications. This weekend will be a half day of class and half pool. It will cover rescue procedures and application will be done at the pool. The instructor also has a few things under his sleave for a suprise (which I will not divulge so that divers taking the class will be surprised. I will updat this after the weekend.
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Posted 08 September 2007 - 05:32 AM
Congrats Tank ! 
On taking the Rescue Diver Cert
I think its the single most important training a diver can do for themselfs and to help others Land/Sea.
After completing the course I would recomend taking a refresher course on CPR, AED for Adult, Child and Infant thru your local EMT/Ambulance service.
Bubski
On taking the Rescue Diver Cert
I think its the single most important training a diver can do for themselfs and to help others Land/Sea.
After completing the course I would recomend taking a refresher course on CPR, AED for Adult, Child and Infant thru your local EMT/Ambulance service.
Bubski
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#19
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Posted 09 September 2007 - 07:48 PM
Well, I am done with all the pool work and simulations. All I have left is a joyful day of ocean diving with several un-benounced scenarios so it should be interesting.
As far as re-cert, we do it through my company every 2 years and quite honestly, I learned more in my rescue class as far as first aid and CPR. To keep refreshed my instructor is going to have me assist him during other classes because I will be going for master and DM anyway.
As far as re-cert, we do it through my company every 2 years and quite honestly, I learned more in my rescue class as far as first aid and CPR. To keep refreshed my instructor is going to have me assist him during other classes because I will be going for master and DM anyway.
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Posted 23 May 2008 - 08:20 AM
Ok..I start my rescue class next Thursday. And my buddy for this class is a guy bigger than me! So it should be fun.
Did the EFR class last night. Surprised how much they have simplified things and changed up since I last took a CPR class about 10 years ago. Seems like the new process is basically to give compressions as fast as you can until exhaustion or professional help arrives.
Did the EFR class last night. Surprised how much they have simplified things and changed up since I last took a CPR class about 10 years ago. Seems like the new process is basically to give compressions as fast as you can until exhaustion or professional help arrives.
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Posted 23 May 2008 - 08:26 AM
Try being a gal who is 5'1" and your instructor gives you the 6'2" military guy as your buddy.Ok..I start my rescue class next Thursday. And my buddy for this class is a guy bigger than me! So it should be fun.
Oh yeah... FUN lots and lots of FUN.
I did fine until I had him almost to shore.
Tossed that soldier over my shoulders ~ he got a case of the giggles.
Something about his hands and feet both dragging on the beach ~ He found it entertaining.
I now had a huge giggling soldier to deal with.. Yeah... FUN...
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Posted 08 June 2008 - 08:33 PM
Well, I completed my Rescue Diver class today. My buddy was a 6' 2" police deputy, but there were 5 of us and we rotated being victims.
The biggest challenge was searching for the missing diver in zero vis. The missing diver had silted up the water so bad that I was barely able to see the compass on my wrist. I also was a assisting a rescurer who emptied his BC out of air before handing it to me with 20 lbs of intergrated weights. So I sunk like a stone until I could get some air in my bc and figure out what happened, without my reg in my mouth with my hands full.
But the saves went well, we didn't lose anyone. It was definitely a worthwhile class and would recommend it.
The biggest challenge was searching for the missing diver in zero vis. The missing diver had silted up the water so bad that I was barely able to see the compass on my wrist. I also was a assisting a rescurer who emptied his BC out of air before handing it to me with 20 lbs of intergrated weights. So I sunk like a stone until I could get some air in my bc and figure out what happened, without my reg in my mouth with my hands full.
But the saves went well, we didn't lose anyone. It was definitely a worthwhile class and would recommend it.
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Posted 26 June 2008 - 08:02 AM
DEMP Class
6/26/08
Time for a little alphabet soup. My local dive shop offers an option as part of their rescue program. They call it the ultimate rescue diver. It consists of three courses, EFR (Emergency First Responder or CPR), the PADI Rescue Class, and then the DAN DEMP class. Having completed the first two, I did the DEMP class this week.
DEMP, or Diving Emergency Management Provider as tought by my shop is actually a collection of five classes bundled together. O2 provider, Advanced O2 provider, AED, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life and On-site Neurological assessment. It is taught over two nights.
The class began with a review of CPR. Most of us had just done the EFR class, so this went fairly rapidly. Then we moved into the Automated External Defibrillators(AED), integrating that into the CPR process.
After that, we moved into the Oxygen Provider portion of the class. A detailed breakdown of the equipment, as we had to have a knowledge of each component. In fact, as part of this portion of the class, they had us assemble and dissassemble the O2 unit blindfolded, calling out each piece as we did it. We covered three types of masks and integration with CPR in the case of an emergency. Advanced O2 adds in the MTV-100 and the bag mask to the mix.
Then we covered hazardous marine life. This covered creatures that could sting, bite as well as care for contact with nasties such as fire coral. We practiced first aid for wounds as well as how to handle neutralizing the poison in the case of stings. We also covered allergies their treatment.
The last section regarded Neurological Assessment. The concept is to get down as much as you can as soon as someone starts feeling ill so that once the diver seeks medical attention the doctor has a baseline to start from.
DAN also bundles these classes together too. They call it the Diving Emergency Specialist.
http://www.diversale...s/des/index.asp
As a stand alone program, I don't know if it was worth it. But as a supplement to the EFR and Rescue classes, it reinforced and enhanced the training received in those two, essentially giving us more tools in our toolkit when dealing with diving emergencies. What is interesting is that, like EFR, these courses expire after 24 months and you need to take the entire class set again to renew. I hope they come up with some type of refresher program that would allow you to do all of these programs in a single class, rather than having to take all of it again.
6/26/08
Time for a little alphabet soup. My local dive shop offers an option as part of their rescue program. They call it the ultimate rescue diver. It consists of three courses, EFR (Emergency First Responder or CPR), the PADI Rescue Class, and then the DAN DEMP class. Having completed the first two, I did the DEMP class this week.
DEMP, or Diving Emergency Management Provider as tought by my shop is actually a collection of five classes bundled together. O2 provider, Advanced O2 provider, AED, First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life and On-site Neurological assessment. It is taught over two nights.
The class began with a review of CPR. Most of us had just done the EFR class, so this went fairly rapidly. Then we moved into the Automated External Defibrillators(AED), integrating that into the CPR process.
After that, we moved into the Oxygen Provider portion of the class. A detailed breakdown of the equipment, as we had to have a knowledge of each component. In fact, as part of this portion of the class, they had us assemble and dissassemble the O2 unit blindfolded, calling out each piece as we did it. We covered three types of masks and integration with CPR in the case of an emergency. Advanced O2 adds in the MTV-100 and the bag mask to the mix.
Then we covered hazardous marine life. This covered creatures that could sting, bite as well as care for contact with nasties such as fire coral. We practiced first aid for wounds as well as how to handle neutralizing the poison in the case of stings. We also covered allergies their treatment.
The last section regarded Neurological Assessment. The concept is to get down as much as you can as soon as someone starts feeling ill so that once the diver seeks medical attention the doctor has a baseline to start from.
DAN also bundles these classes together too. They call it the Diving Emergency Specialist.
http://www.diversale...s/des/index.asp
As a stand alone program, I don't know if it was worth it. But as a supplement to the EFR and Rescue classes, it reinforced and enhanced the training received in those two, essentially giving us more tools in our toolkit when dealing with diving emergencies. What is interesting is that, like EFR, these courses expire after 24 months and you need to take the entire class set again to renew. I hope they come up with some type of refresher program that would allow you to do all of these programs in a single class, rather than having to take all of it again.
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