Rebreather World - View Single Post - What do you do if a convulsion happens to your buddy?

Deepwreck · 20th April 2006, 16:13

This is a problematic situation, and no right answar will ever be enough. For example if you take the convulsed diver to the surface asap you risk your own life, but possibly give the convulsed diver a better chance of living. On the other hand if you perform all or the vast majority of your stops, you have most likely killed the convulsed diver if that diver is not breathing. No one can go without air for 5 or more min without brain injuries, that is if they survive at all. The only time I have heard of people drownding and being underwater for long periods of time are in cases of icewater, where the person is submerged in cold water. The cold can slow all metebalic activities, and is used in some surgeries to cool the body. Open heart surgery is one such example.

I have thought about this situation, and conventional wisdom is to get the diver to the surface asap. I just wonder if your comments on doing most of the deco is correct? What do you do? I wouldn't want anyone to die, and I don't want to get bent.

What does everyone think.

20th April 2006, 16:13	#3 (permalink)
Deepwreck Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 114	Re: What do you do if a convulsion happens to your buddy? This is a problematic situation, and no right answar will ever be enough. For example if you take the convulsed diver to the surface asap you risk your own life, but possibly give the convulsed diver a better chance of living. On the other hand if you perform all or the vast majority of your stops, you have most likely killed the convulsed diver if that diver is not breathing. No one can go without air for 5 or more min without brain injuries, that is if they survive at all. The only time I have heard of people drownding and being underwater for long periods of time are in cases of icewater, where the person is submerged in cold water. The cold can slow all metebalic activities, and is used in some surgeries to cool the body. Open heart surgery is one such example. I have thought about this situation, and conventional wisdom is to get the diver to the surface asap. I just wonder if your comments on doing most of the deco is correct? What do you do? I wouldn't want anyone to die, and I don't want to get bent. What does everyone think.
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