PADI RESCUE DIVER TIPS SET ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
What is the most common cause of diving injuries/emergencies? - ✔✔poor judgement
✔✔What is the first thing to consider before attempting an in water rescue? -
✔✔whether you need to get in the water at all
✔✔Diver stress is... - ✔✔the physical and psychological responses to a perceived threat
✔✔Causes of physical stress include... - ✔✔cold, heat, and fatigue
✔✔Causes of psychological stress include... - ✔✔peer pressure and task loading
✔✔What is perceptual narrowing? - ✔✔the tendency under stress to be less broadly
aware and more focused on a perceived threat and/or solutions to that threat
✔✔The effects of stress on a diver can include... - ✔✔anxiety, increased breathing,
perceptual narrowing, and panic
✔✔What is a well stocked first aid kit for? - ✔✔it is intended to help manage small
problems and to stabilize major problems until reaching emergency medical care
✔✔What is a pocket mask? - ✔✔a mask that is placed on the patients face
✔✔Why is it important to have emergency oxygen available? - ✔✔prompt oxygen first
aid can make a difference in the case of decompression sickness, lung expansion injury
or near drowning
✔✔What are the three primary types of emergency oxygen systems? - ✔✔non
resuscitator demand valve systems
continuous flow systems
positive pressure resuscitator systems
, ✔✔___________ works much like a scuba regulator, supplying 100% oxygen when the
diver inhales. - ✔✔non resuscitator demand valve systems
✔✔What emergency oxygen systems are suitable for use by PADI? - ✔✔non
resuscitator demand valve systems and continuous flow systems
✔✔How much oxygen supply is adequate in areas with ready access to EMS? - ✔✔40
to 50 minutes
✔✔What is an AED? - ✔✔a device that delivers a shock in an attempt to restart the
heart
✔✔What is the primary benefit of an AED? - ✔✔it shortens the interval between the loss
of heartbeat and attempts to restart the heart
✔✔What is a patient? - ✔✔someone who is receiving care in a relatively safe, stable
environment
✔✔What is a victim? - ✔✔someone who needs or is receiving help but who is not yet in
a safe stable environment
✔✔What is a PADI Rescue Diver's role at a dive accident? - ✔✔manage the emergency
or to assist a more qualified person
✔✔What is included in personal readiness for managing an emergency? - ✔✔staying
physically fit, participating in regular training and practice, and maintaining the proper
attitude
✔✔In the six steps for basic emergency management, what is the first thing you do
when any emergency arises? - ✔✔stop, breathe, think, and assess the situation
✔✔A local emergency assistance plan should have contact information for ... - ✔✔the
local emergency services, the diver emergency services for the area, and any info you
may need to get an injured diver to help
✔✔What are the three areas of self-rescue preparation? - ✔✔physical, mental, and
equipment preparations
✔✔What three procedures help you anticipate and prevent problems? - ✔✔equipment
maintenance, anticipating problems while planning the dive, and dive plans to avoid the
problems you anticipate
✔✔What should you do first if you encounter a problem while diving? - ✔✔you should
stop, breathe, think, and then act based on a logical plan.
QUESTIONS SET A+
What is the most common cause of diving injuries/emergencies? - ✔✔poor judgement
✔✔What is the first thing to consider before attempting an in water rescue? -
✔✔whether you need to get in the water at all
✔✔Diver stress is... - ✔✔the physical and psychological responses to a perceived threat
✔✔Causes of physical stress include... - ✔✔cold, heat, and fatigue
✔✔Causes of psychological stress include... - ✔✔peer pressure and task loading
✔✔What is perceptual narrowing? - ✔✔the tendency under stress to be less broadly
aware and more focused on a perceived threat and/or solutions to that threat
✔✔The effects of stress on a diver can include... - ✔✔anxiety, increased breathing,
perceptual narrowing, and panic
✔✔What is a well stocked first aid kit for? - ✔✔it is intended to help manage small
problems and to stabilize major problems until reaching emergency medical care
✔✔What is a pocket mask? - ✔✔a mask that is placed on the patients face
✔✔Why is it important to have emergency oxygen available? - ✔✔prompt oxygen first
aid can make a difference in the case of decompression sickness, lung expansion injury
or near drowning
✔✔What are the three primary types of emergency oxygen systems? - ✔✔non
resuscitator demand valve systems
continuous flow systems
positive pressure resuscitator systems
, ✔✔___________ works much like a scuba regulator, supplying 100% oxygen when the
diver inhales. - ✔✔non resuscitator demand valve systems
✔✔What emergency oxygen systems are suitable for use by PADI? - ✔✔non
resuscitator demand valve systems and continuous flow systems
✔✔How much oxygen supply is adequate in areas with ready access to EMS? - ✔✔40
to 50 minutes
✔✔What is an AED? - ✔✔a device that delivers a shock in an attempt to restart the
heart
✔✔What is the primary benefit of an AED? - ✔✔it shortens the interval between the loss
of heartbeat and attempts to restart the heart
✔✔What is a patient? - ✔✔someone who is receiving care in a relatively safe, stable
environment
✔✔What is a victim? - ✔✔someone who needs or is receiving help but who is not yet in
a safe stable environment
✔✔What is a PADI Rescue Diver's role at a dive accident? - ✔✔manage the emergency
or to assist a more qualified person
✔✔What is included in personal readiness for managing an emergency? - ✔✔staying
physically fit, participating in regular training and practice, and maintaining the proper
attitude
✔✔In the six steps for basic emergency management, what is the first thing you do
when any emergency arises? - ✔✔stop, breathe, think, and assess the situation
✔✔A local emergency assistance plan should have contact information for ... - ✔✔the
local emergency services, the diver emergency services for the area, and any info you
may need to get an injured diver to help
✔✔What are the three areas of self-rescue preparation? - ✔✔physical, mental, and
equipment preparations
✔✔What three procedures help you anticipate and prevent problems? - ✔✔equipment
maintenance, anticipating problems while planning the dive, and dive plans to avoid the
problems you anticipate
✔✔What should you do first if you encounter a problem while diving? - ✔✔you should
stop, breathe, think, and then act based on a logical plan.
