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Of course, just to throw in the whole legal-medical aspect, at least in the United States. Usually, under some sort of "Good Samaritian" law, a lay person stopping to help an injured person isn't held responsible in case of further injury or worsening of the injured person's condition, as long as his or her conduct is held to be reasonable, prudent, and within accepted standards. Attempting to provide IWR might be very well defined as not being within "accepted standards" because it's not generally recommended as treatment for DCS, especially when provided by one untrained in that sort of thing.
Perform it on yourself all you want, but if you're thinking of implementing your plan for your dive partners, you might want to consider the liability you're opening yourself up to.
Perform it on yourself all you want, but if you're thinking of implementing your plan for your dive partners, you might want to consider the liability you're opening yourself up to.