Boater Dan
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In Gary's thread, he spoke about the mental aspects of PSD and how sometimes it just makes you want to cry.
Do any of the teams do any type of mental evaluation for the riggers of what PSD can expose you to? I have been involved in a lot over 27 years of fire service duty and you tend to get cold to it. But, how do you insure the new guys (or gals these days) can handle finding a body at 50' without panicking?
I had an experience back when I was in college where a girl I had dated went with the college scuba club to a drowning situation. She found the body in some weeds and came flying up out of the water screaming bloody murder. Fortunately, she was only in about 6' of water at the time and did not suffer DCS, but it easily could have occurred. Her response to me was she didn't think she would actually find him.
Any thoughts or recommendation?
Thanks,
Dan
Do any of the teams do any type of mental evaluation for the riggers of what PSD can expose you to? I have been involved in a lot over 27 years of fire service duty and you tend to get cold to it. But, how do you insure the new guys (or gals these days) can handle finding a body at 50' without panicking?
I had an experience back when I was in college where a girl I had dated went with the college scuba club to a drowning situation. She found the body in some weeds and came flying up out of the water screaming bloody murder. Fortunately, she was only in about 6' of water at the time and did not suffer DCS, but it easily could have occurred. Her response to me was she didn't think she would actually find him.
Any thoughts or recommendation?
Thanks,
Dan