PADI RESCUE DIVER CORE MAIN ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are the two types of responsive diver surface rescues? - ✔✔tired diver
rescues and panicked diver rescues
✔✔Why is panicked diver rescue the most hazardous situation for the rescuer? - ✔✔the
victim may climb on and overpower the rescuer
✔✔What do you do when using surface contact to rescue a panicked diver? -
✔✔establish ample buoyancy, you could use an underarm lift, and you may choose to
swim around the victim to the knee cradle position
✔✔What is the most effective way to escape a panicked diver? - ✔✔descending
underwater
✔✔What are the three things to consider before attempting an in water rescue? - ✔✔do
you need to enter the water, do you have the equipment and training necessary, and
can you accomplish a rescue without putting yourself at risk
✔✔What are four advantages of a pocket mask? - ✔✔it simplifies getting an effective
seal and head positioning, it reduces worries about disease transmission, it is one of the
most effective ways to provide in water rescue breathing, and you can connect it to
emergency oxygen
✔✔What are the six steps for emergency management? - ✔✔Assess the situation, act
on your plan, delegate, attend to injuries, control the scene, and arrange evacuation t
medical care
✔✔What five skills increase your self rescue abilities? - ✔✔good buoyancy control,
proper airway control, cramp removal, handling air depletion, and responding to vertigo
, ✔✔What are the steps for an in water rescue of responsive divers at the surface? -
✔✔approach, evaluate, make contact, reassure the tired diver, assist and transport,
remove equipment
✔✔What are the steps for a panicked diver rescue? - ✔✔approach and evaluate, make
contact, reassure and transport
✔✔What two steps do you apply to recognize stress in a diver? - ✔✔direct observation
and ask the diver
✔✔What should you do when you recognize diver stress? - ✔✔you should attempt to
guide the diver through solution thinking. Canceling the dive may be the solution
sometimes, but not normally
✔✔A regulators intermediate pressure __________ the ambient pressure - ✔✔remains
constant above
✔✔How do you classify alternate air sources? - ✔✔those you can use independently
and those that require a buddies assistance
✔✔What can cause a run away ascent? - ✔✔salt or debris jamming a low pressure
inflator
✔✔What are the six causes of common equipment problems? - ✔✔using unfamiliar
gear without learning to use it properly, the equipment doesn't fit properly, substituting
makeshift gear for accepted standard equipment, the diver lacks essential equipment
for the dive environment, failing to inspect and maintain equipment, and severely
modifying equipment
✔✔What are equipment related causes of breathing difficulty? - ✔✔cylinder valve only
open partially, exposure suit is too tight, and loose or damaged mouthpiece
✔✔What are three forms of aquatic life injuries? - ✔✔bites, cuts, abrasions and
punctures, and venomous stings
✔✔What is the first aid step that applies to all aquatic life injuries? - ✔✔begin with
primary assessment of the ABCD'S
✔✔What are the signs and symptoms of a venomous injury? - ✔✔severe pain,
inflammation, nausea, and paralysis and cardiac arrest
✔✔What is the basic first aid for jellyfish stings? - ✔✔applying acetic acid (vinegar) or
diluted ammonia
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are the two types of responsive diver surface rescues? - ✔✔tired diver
rescues and panicked diver rescues
✔✔Why is panicked diver rescue the most hazardous situation for the rescuer? - ✔✔the
victim may climb on and overpower the rescuer
✔✔What do you do when using surface contact to rescue a panicked diver? -
✔✔establish ample buoyancy, you could use an underarm lift, and you may choose to
swim around the victim to the knee cradle position
✔✔What is the most effective way to escape a panicked diver? - ✔✔descending
underwater
✔✔What are the three things to consider before attempting an in water rescue? - ✔✔do
you need to enter the water, do you have the equipment and training necessary, and
can you accomplish a rescue without putting yourself at risk
✔✔What are four advantages of a pocket mask? - ✔✔it simplifies getting an effective
seal and head positioning, it reduces worries about disease transmission, it is one of the
most effective ways to provide in water rescue breathing, and you can connect it to
emergency oxygen
✔✔What are the six steps for emergency management? - ✔✔Assess the situation, act
on your plan, delegate, attend to injuries, control the scene, and arrange evacuation t
medical care
✔✔What five skills increase your self rescue abilities? - ✔✔good buoyancy control,
proper airway control, cramp removal, handling air depletion, and responding to vertigo
, ✔✔What are the steps for an in water rescue of responsive divers at the surface? -
✔✔approach, evaluate, make contact, reassure the tired diver, assist and transport,
remove equipment
✔✔What are the steps for a panicked diver rescue? - ✔✔approach and evaluate, make
contact, reassure and transport
✔✔What two steps do you apply to recognize stress in a diver? - ✔✔direct observation
and ask the diver
✔✔What should you do when you recognize diver stress? - ✔✔you should attempt to
guide the diver through solution thinking. Canceling the dive may be the solution
sometimes, but not normally
✔✔A regulators intermediate pressure __________ the ambient pressure - ✔✔remains
constant above
✔✔How do you classify alternate air sources? - ✔✔those you can use independently
and those that require a buddies assistance
✔✔What can cause a run away ascent? - ✔✔salt or debris jamming a low pressure
inflator
✔✔What are the six causes of common equipment problems? - ✔✔using unfamiliar
gear without learning to use it properly, the equipment doesn't fit properly, substituting
makeshift gear for accepted standard equipment, the diver lacks essential equipment
for the dive environment, failing to inspect and maintain equipment, and severely
modifying equipment
✔✔What are equipment related causes of breathing difficulty? - ✔✔cylinder valve only
open partially, exposure suit is too tight, and loose or damaged mouthpiece
✔✔What are three forms of aquatic life injuries? - ✔✔bites, cuts, abrasions and
punctures, and venomous stings
✔✔What is the first aid step that applies to all aquatic life injuries? - ✔✔begin with
primary assessment of the ABCD'S
✔✔What are the signs and symptoms of a venomous injury? - ✔✔severe pain,
inflammation, nausea, and paralysis and cardiac arrest
✔✔What is the basic first aid for jellyfish stings? - ✔✔applying acetic acid (vinegar) or
diluted ammonia
