PADI RESCUE DIVER EXAMPREP FULLY SOLVED
EDITION WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉What three (3) things should you consider before attempting an in-
water rescue of someone in the water? Answer: 1. do you need to enter
the water at all?
2. do you have the proper training and equipment?
3. can you reasonably expect to accomplish the rescue?
◉The first thing to consider before attempting an inwater rescue is how
fast you should swim. (t/f) Answer: False
◉What is the first thing you should do when an emergency arises?
Answer: Stop and think
◉What is diver stress? Answer: The physical and psychological
responses to a perceived threat.
◉What are seven causes and examples of physical stress? Answer: 1.
cold and heat
2. seasickness
, 3. gas narcosis
4. fatigue
5. illness or injury
6. alcohol or drugs
7. discomfort or impaired function caused by ill fitted or malfunctioning
equipment
◉What are three examples of psychological (emotional) stress caused by
physical stress? Answer: 1. perceived threats
2. peer pressure
3. task loading
◉What are four causes of psychological stress other than physical
stress? Answer: 1. task loading
2. peer pressure
3. real
4. imagined
◉What is perceptual narrowing? Answer: Perceptual narrowing is a
decrease in broad awareness through close focus on a perceived threat or
the solution to that threat. To a degree this is a good thing, giving the
individual intense concentration in dealing with a problem.
◉What effects can stress produce in a diver? Answer: 1. active panic
EDITION WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉What three (3) things should you consider before attempting an in-
water rescue of someone in the water? Answer: 1. do you need to enter
the water at all?
2. do you have the proper training and equipment?
3. can you reasonably expect to accomplish the rescue?
◉The first thing to consider before attempting an inwater rescue is how
fast you should swim. (t/f) Answer: False
◉What is the first thing you should do when an emergency arises?
Answer: Stop and think
◉What is diver stress? Answer: The physical and psychological
responses to a perceived threat.
◉What are seven causes and examples of physical stress? Answer: 1.
cold and heat
2. seasickness
, 3. gas narcosis
4. fatigue
5. illness or injury
6. alcohol or drugs
7. discomfort or impaired function caused by ill fitted or malfunctioning
equipment
◉What are three examples of psychological (emotional) stress caused by
physical stress? Answer: 1. perceived threats
2. peer pressure
3. task loading
◉What are four causes of psychological stress other than physical
stress? Answer: 1. task loading
2. peer pressure
3. real
4. imagined
◉What is perceptual narrowing? Answer: Perceptual narrowing is a
decrease in broad awareness through close focus on a perceived threat or
the solution to that threat. To a degree this is a good thing, giving the
individual intense concentration in dealing with a problem.
◉What effects can stress produce in a diver? Answer: 1. active panic
