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Sutty · 20th April 2006, 22:32

My surface experience of seizures is that there is little or no coordinated breathing during the tonic (stiff) phase, but that there is breathing, or an attempt at it if the airway is closed, during the clonic (jerking) phase.

So if its me having the seizure wait til I start to jerk and try to insert a purging reg, it may not work. If not able to, then hold my mouth/lips closed and try again if things look to have changed, or I stop jerking. Then if I'm breathing hold the reg in and lift me to the surface doing as many stops as you feel able to or feel appropriate. If I am not breathing then still lift me but mainly take care of your own interests - you are alive & well, I may not be. If I'm still not breathing 10 mins later and you still have stops to do just send me to the surface and look after yourself.
Importantly, if it doesn't work out don't beat yourself up about it, you did what seemed the best at the time, which is all we can ask of anyone

Just my thoughts on it - hope it doesn't happen to any of us!

Neil

20th April 2006, 22:32	#8 (permalink)
Sutty Classic Kiss diver Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Glossop, Derbyshire, UK Posts: 786	Re: What do you do if a convulsion happens to your buddy? My surface experience of seizures is that there is little or no coordinated breathing during the tonic (stiff) phase, but that there is breathing, or an attempt at it if the airway is closed, during the clonic (jerking) phase. So if its me having the seizure wait til I start to jerk and try to insert a purging reg, it may not work. If not able to, then hold my mouth/lips closed and try again if things look to have changed, or I stop jerking. Then if I'm breathing hold the reg in and lift me to the surface doing as many stops as you feel able to or feel appropriate. If I am not breathing then still lift me but mainly take care of your own interests - you are alive & well, I may not be. If I'm still not breathing 10 mins later and you still have stops to do just send me to the surface and look after yourself. Importantly, if it doesn't work out don't beat yourself up about it, you did what seemed the best at the time, which is all we can ask of anyone Just my thoughts on it - hope it doesn't happen to any of us! Neil __________________ Never forget that life is a finite resource.
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