Mndiv
Contributor
Hey everyone, the other day i had this thought, if I was faced with an unconscious buddy underwater, rapid ascent of my buddy or myself, or DCS at the surface would I know what to do??
I currently have my OW certification, and although I am taking CPR and Lifeguard training this summer to better prepare myself for diving related emergency's I have not (yet, I am positive I will) taken the rescue diver course.
We personally dont have Oxygen O2 with us in case of emergencies as we (my dad and I) are relatively new divers and realistically we wont for a while. We are both insured through DAN and calling them after 911 is to me the only obvious step to take.
If Im being real honest I dont have much of clue what to if you have an unconscious buddy at depth, you have a rapid ascent due to something like weight loss or your buddy does, or my buddy is unconscious/has bad DCS at the surface. What would I do? I ask myself.
After realizing that other than some obvious steps like calling DAN i dont really know, so i took it to the scubaboard forum to get some solid advice from you guys. What would you do in my situation?
Thanks so much for the advice!
I currently have my OW certification, and although I am taking CPR and Lifeguard training this summer to better prepare myself for diving related emergency's I have not (yet, I am positive I will) taken the rescue diver course.
We personally dont have Oxygen O2 with us in case of emergencies as we (my dad and I) are relatively new divers and realistically we wont for a while. We are both insured through DAN and calling them after 911 is to me the only obvious step to take.
If Im being real honest I dont have much of clue what to if you have an unconscious buddy at depth, you have a rapid ascent due to something like weight loss or your buddy does, or my buddy is unconscious/has bad DCS at the surface. What would I do? I ask myself.
After realizing that other than some obvious steps like calling DAN i dont really know, so i took it to the scubaboard forum to get some solid advice from you guys. What would you do in my situation?
Thanks so much for the advice!