Rescue Scenarios General Knowledge Flashcards
What are the steps for an unresponsive diver on the surface
- Victim approach
- Responsiveness check
- Victim flip
- Buoyancy and gear removal
- Breathing check for 10s
- If not breathing notify captain
- Resuscitation breaths
- Tow + equipment removal
- Victim water exit
What order is the gear prepped / removed for Unresponsive Diver on Surface (UDoS)?
- Inflate BCD
- Remove weight belt
- Remove mask
- remove regulator
- Loosen equipment on approach
- Remove BCD at boat
- Remove fins once held by captain
What happens after initial equipment removal for UDoS?
Check for breathing and notify captain accordingly
- Check chest
- Check pulse
- Listen/feel breath
What are the steps for surfacing an unresponsive diver?
- Check for response
- Get behind diver
- Left arm under armpit + hold BCD inflator
- right arm hold reg
- controlled ascent
- inflate BCD on surface
What are substeps when reaching boat with unresponsive diver?
- Two breaths
- Get captain to hold
- remove BCD
- remove fins
- lineout lift
What’s the goal of dealing with a panicked diver underwater?
Goal: Ensure diver does not have an uncontrolled ascent, if possible resumes normal breathing, or surfaces safely
What are the different tow techniques, and advantages?
- Tank tow (can watch)
- Underarm tow
- Leg tow (push diver)
What’s the most critical thing to do when doing a response from shore /boat? (I.e. rescue with a lifebuoy)
Keep victim head above the water.
Best method, diver through center, forearm under chin
What are the main things you need to do when towing an unresponsive diver?
1.Keep doing rescue breath on 400 count
2. Keep head supported above water
3. Remove equipment but keep buoyancy
How do you give rescue breath to an unresponsive diver in water?
Right hand cradle head, left hand pinch nose, roll diver towards you and breathe
What’s a consideration before doing a response from shore?
Grabbing fins, mask if easily available as it will make rescue much easier
What is something applicable to all panicked diver rescues?
Stopping a few meters away (on surface) and being able to get away quickly as to not put yourself in danger
exception: stopping too fast ascent
What’s a difference and a similarity between lit and practical for panicked divers underwater?
Sim: Stopping holding of breath while ascending
Diff: holding the diver. Lit says no, practice suggested grabbing BCD
What is the primary care acronym and details?
AB-CABS
Airway Open
Breathing Normaly
Compression
Airway Open
Breathing for Patient
Serious Bleeding | Shock |Spinal Injury
What are the steps for CPR?
- Assess Situation
- Clear Area
- Contact EMS
- Check response + consent
- Check for breathing
- If not breathing begin
- - 2x Breaths
- -30x chest compression at rate of 80-100/minute (staying alive BGs)
