answers
A diver is missing after a boat dive. Which of the following steps might you put
into action? Ans✓✓✓ Try to determine where the diver was last seen
Assign spotters to look for bubbles
Call for emergency help
Assign qualified divers to begin an underwater search
If immediately available, have skin divers make the search area
A diver is suspected of having DCI. The diver is breathing and responsive, and you
have contacted emergency care. Which of the following actions are also
appropriate? Ans✓✓✓ Have the diver breathe emergency oxygen
Keep the diver lying down
Treat the diver for shock
Monitor the diver's breathing and heartbeat
A friend of yours was involved with an incident that involved a serious injury of
another person. Now your friend seems restless and depressed, and expresses
feeling guilty about what happened. Your friend Ans✓✓✓ may have critical
incident stress
After a dive incident that required summoning emergency medical care, an official
asks you questions for a formal accident report. Which of the following would be
appropriate for you to provide when answering Ans✓✓✓ Events/Facts that you
personally witnessed
, After getting the diver back aboard the boat, the immediate concerns are
Ans✓✓✓ Asses the diver for injuries or illness
Find out what happened
Contact EMS if the diver has a serious medical condition
Be sensitive to the diver's feelings
Air embolism Ans✓✓✓ gas bubble in the bloodstream
An emergency action plan is Ans✓✓✓ The information you would need to
manage an accident at a particular site
As you swim to help the diver, you swim Ans✓✓✓ paced to conserve energy
Assess the situation Ans✓✓✓ Water may conceal danger
Characteristics of a panicked diver Ans✓✓✓ Reject equipment
High tread and excessive kicking
Will climb on anything or anyone
Characteristics of a tired diver Ans✓✓✓ Signal for help
Respond to directions
Usually assists with your efforts
Characteristics of continuous flow system Ans✓✓✓ Wastes more oxygen
May be used with non breathing patient