Search results

I feel your pain about the lack of dive buddies!! but... Here is my two cents, I've been a firefighter for 13 years. I agree that some people are capable of solo diving. I haven't done it personally, yet, but I may in the future. My concern that I would express to the OP is that in...

Hey fellow divers! I'm looking for anyone that knows of any decent shore dives in WNY. I'm also looking to make new dive buddies, I'm a transplant from the eastern part of the state (Lake George area). Let me know! Thanks!

Thanks to all for responding, I had suspected it was probably due to the exertion and not the dive, but wanted to check in with some people more knowledgeable and experienced then myself. Thanks again!

Dr. Deco, About a week ago I was on a rescue dive. We were on a tow sled (very little physical exertion) our max depth was 58' but varied through out the pattern between 44' and 58'. Upon post dive medical monitoring, I had a BP of like 142/90 and the EMT found that I had an irregular heart...

We did use marker bouys but in the conditions they weren't exactly great markers. And we don't have comms so we have rely on line signals, but while under power thats not an option. When we are out of air we just let go of the sled and surface, but that seams like it could really screw up the...

Hello everyone! So I've been active with the local marine rescue team. The other day we had a call out to search for a Kayaker who had been hit by a boat. We had a hard wind out of the north with fairly rough water on a sizable lake (32 mi long 3 mi widest point). Of course our search area...

Okay even though I'm pretty new to my involvement with PSD, I do have this to say. If you are in fact 17-18 years old are you SURE you can handle running in to a body in 0 viz conditions, with out panicking and still be able to do it again the next day? When I joined the local Marine Rescue Team...

Hello cave divers! I'm looking for recommendations on a cave diving training agency! So please feel free to tell me which agency you recommend and why!

Probably worst thing you could get is TB and its usually pretty obvious that someone has TB. My thought is, considering the potential for bad things to happen in bad situations I'll do it with out a second thought, provided my buddy looks healthy and coughing or showing any other signs of...

As said before, it is easy to "Monday Morning Quaterback" this incident. The charge seams extreme. As far as I can tell from the description of the incident, this wasn't an OOG issue but simply an issue of the less experienced buddy freaking out cause he had water in his mask. I can't say I...

Dandydon, low-dose (baby aspirin), up to 325 mg, is part of the Basic Life Support protocol for EMT's in New York State for treatment of possible cardiac event. As far as concern for making an aneurysm worse, yea it would but if you've got an aneurysm on a dive boat, unless you're very close...

Well it certainly seams that this poor (but ultimately fortunate) lady, either didn't have proper training for dry suit diving or simply forgot it. Durring a dry suit class they teach you techniques to avoid this situation and if it does happen, how to correct it. I learned the hard way, being...

Okay, here is my 2 cents... I have 37 dives under my belt, including a couple 100 footers, and some cavern dives (taken with my cavern class, so don't jump me! lol). The biggest problem I see with the whole incident is this. The divers reg was breathing wet and he continued the dive. I honestly...

Hey Buffalo, NY divers! I currently live on the other side of the state but in the fall I will be in the Buffalo area for school and will be in Buffalo for at least three years and I like to be very active in diving so please tell me if you want to dive or if you know of any groups I can hook up...

Ok so this issue/topic seams like tying your shoes, easy to do, really hard to tell someone how to do it. Here is how I do it (the only reason I know is cause sometimes I have to actively think about it still) I place my hand over the inflator with my index finger over the top of the release and...

Hey everyone! I'm new to the board, I'm coming back to diving after a 10 year break. The main reason for the break was I lacked buddies to dive with and help keep me interested. So I'm looking to meet new people to dive with locally here in the area of Lake George, NY. Get a hold of me if you're...