A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom

jkeep · 1st July 2008, 16:03

This is the report of the tragic death of Jayne bloom.
We arrived in Chuuk (Truk Lagoon) on the Saturday morning and spent the day relaxing and sorting out our kit.
On the Sunday we did 2 30m dives (NDC) with a good surface interval in between.
On the Monday 31st June Jayne and myself were diving on a wreck in Truk that lies in 60m. We had had a fantastic dive with great visability and no current. Most of the dive was spent at around 47m-50m but we did drop down to 57m for 3mins to look at the props.
The ascent was uneventful with all stops (GF30/85) completed correctly. Throughout the deco Jayne showed no signs of stress or anything unusual, she was responsive to signals and having dived with Jayne for 5 years I can tell if she is stressed.
Jayne surfaced 1st and removed her kit on the surface then climbed onboard. When I saw her climb on board I surfaces, dekitted and climbed on board. I asked Jayne if she was ok, and she said she was fine and what a great dive, 1min later she reported that she had lost her sight, she then started to go very weak. At this point our friend Pavel was just getting onboard and immediately assessed the situation. (Pavel is a cardio-vascular anastisiologist and is very high up in his profession)
We sat Jayne down and put her on o2 but within another 2 minutes her condition had worsened so we laid her down, at this point Jayne lost consciousness
When we got to the shore we decided to transfer Jayne to the hospital as the chamber was unmanned at this stage plus it is only small and Pavel wanted to get Jayne stabilised 1st as here condition had become critical.
The delay in getting Jayne to the hospital due to the remoteness was about 2 hours.
At the hospital Pavel took full charge as the ER is, lets say…… small and not manned to cope with much more than a broken leg
After several assessments and phone calls it was agreed Jayne was stable enough to go to the chamber.
The chamber was manned by 2 technicians and a doctor from the hospital. 1 technician and the doctor went in with Jayne.
After 8 hours in the chamber (it was supposed to be 5 but they extended it) the only improvement in Jayne’s condition was that the spasms had stopped but she was still unconscious.
Jayne was transported back to the hospital to await transfer by medivac to Australia but unfortunately stopped breathing soon after arriving and went into cardiac arrest
Pavel spent 30 minutes fighting to bring Jayne back but to no avail.

The next day 3 very experiences rebreather divers (one a meg diver as Jayne was on a meg) did a full and thorough examination of Jaynes equipment and found nothing wrong with it. They have written a full report with photographs.
As far as I am aware this is a full and accurate report though the times may not be perfect under the circumstances.
Regards,
Jeff Keep

Nailer99 · 1st July 2008, 16:50

My god. That's just awful. Do you think this might have been an AGE or something?

scubandreams · 1st July 2008, 16:56

My condolensces to everyone involved. Any chance you could post the exact deco schedule involved in this tragedy? Thanks.

Ferg3333 · 1st July 2008, 17:08

My condolensces to all those involved

Gary Graham · 1st July 2008, 17:14

Guys,
I appreciate peoples need for information, but please remember that Jeff and Jayne not only went to Truk to dive, they also went there to get married, so I hope you can understand that Jeff's life has been torn apart.
I'm certain he will post all the necessary information and answer everyone's questions in due course, but can he be given a bit of time please.
I'm sure you understand.
Dive safe,
Gary

jkeep · 1st July 2008, 17:27

Thank you Gary, Well said
At the moment I,m stuck at Manila airport so as for posting dive profiles, I will try in a few days.
AGE.... well Pavel suspects an embolism but not AGE as she had a normal assent.
If and when we find the cause of my Jayne's untimely death I will post a reply.

Many, Many thanks for everybodys support and offers of help.

Regards,

Jeff

tibby · 1st July 2008, 17:30

Very tragic and sad event. My condolences.
Tibby

divingabe · 1st July 2008, 18:26

Jeff,
My sincere condolences on your loss.
Gabe

ARGYRIS · 1st July 2008, 18:30

Very sad news

My sincere condolences on your loss....

Argyris

**kevin stone** · 1st July 2008, 19:22

I am so sorry for the loss of you buddy and your mate I can only imagine how hard this is
Kevin

1st July 2008, 16:03	#1 (permalink)
jkeep New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Megalodon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 59	A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom This is the report of the tragic death of Jayne bloom. We arrived in Chuuk (Truk Lagoon) on the Saturday morning and spent the day relaxing and sorting out our kit. On the Sunday we did 2 30m dives (NDC) with a good surface interval in between. On the Monday 31st June Jayne and myself were diving on a wreck in Truk that lies in 60m. We had had a fantastic dive with great visability and no current. Most of the dive was spent at around 47m-50m but we did drop down to 57m for 3mins to look at the props. The ascent was uneventful with all stops (GF30/85) completed correctly. Throughout the deco Jayne showed no signs of stress or anything unusual, she was responsive to signals and having dived with Jayne for 5 years I can tell if she is stressed. Jayne surfaced 1st and removed her kit on the surface then climbed onboard. When I saw her climb on board I surfaces, dekitted and climbed on board. I asked Jayne if she was ok, and she said she was fine and what a great dive, 1min later she reported that she had lost her sight, she then started to go very weak. At this point our friend Pavel was just getting onboard and immediately assessed the situation. (Pavel is a cardio-vascular anastisiologist and is very high up in his profession) We sat Jayne down and put her on o2 but within another 2 minutes her condition had worsened so we laid her down, at this point Jayne lost consciousness When we got to the shore we decided to transfer Jayne to the hospital as the chamber was unmanned at this stage plus it is only small and Pavel wanted to get Jayne stabilised 1st as here condition had become critical. The delay in getting Jayne to the hospital due to the remoteness was about 2 hours. At the hospital Pavel took full charge as the ER is, lets say…… small and not manned to cope with much more than a broken leg After several assessments and phone calls it was agreed Jayne was stable enough to go to the chamber. The chamber was manned by 2 technicians and a doctor from the hospital. 1 technician and the doctor went in with Jayne. After 8 hours in the chamber (it was supposed to be 5 but they extended it) the only improvement in Jayne’s condition was that the spasms had stopped but she was still unconscious. Jayne was transported back to the hospital to await transfer by medivac to Australia but unfortunately stopped breathing soon after arriving and went into cardiac arrest Pavel spent 30 minutes fighting to bring Jayne back but to no avail. The next day 3 very experiences rebreather divers (one a meg diver as Jayne was on a meg) did a full and thorough examination of Jaynes equipment and found nothing wrong with it. They have written a full report with photographs. As far as I am aware this is a full and accurate report though the times may not be perfect under the circumstances. Regards, Jeff Keep __________________ Practice, Practice, Practice And Become A Master Of Technique .............
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1st July 2008, 16:50	#2 (permalink)
Nailer99 Vita Brevis Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 202	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom My god. That's just awful. Do you think this might have been an AGE or something?
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1st July 2008, 16:56	#3 (permalink)
scubandreams New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 23	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom My condolensces to everyone involved. Any chance you could post the exact deco schedule involved in this tragedy? Thanks. __________________ Mahalo, Sherman http://www.scubaanddreams.com
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1st July 2008, 17:08	#4 (permalink)
Ferg3333 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Blackpool Posts: 123	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom My condolensces to all those involved
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1st July 2008, 17:14	#5 (permalink)
Gary Graham New Member Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Helens, UK Posts: 96	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom Guys, I appreciate peoples need for information, but please remember that Jeff and Jayne not only went to Truk to dive, they also went there to get married, so I hope you can understand that Jeff's life has been torn apart. I'm certain he will post all the necessary information and answer everyone's questions in due course, but can he be given a bit of time please. I'm sure you understand. Dive safe, Gary __________________ CK#103 Last edited by Gary Graham : 1st July 2008 at 17:37.
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1st July 2008, 17:27	#6 (permalink)
jkeep New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Megalodon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 59	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom Thank you Gary, Well said At the moment I,m stuck at Manila airport so as for posting dive profiles, I will try in a few days. AGE.... well Pavel suspects an embolism but not AGE as she had a normal assent. If and when we find the cause of my Jayne's untimely death I will post a reply. Many, Many thanks for everybodys support and offers of help. Regards, Jeff __________________ Practice, Practice, Practice And Become A Master Of Technique .............
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1st July 2008, 17:30	#7 (permalink)
tibby untitled Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 337	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom Very tragic and sad event. My condolences. Tibby __________________ Does the voice of reason change when you add helium to the mix?...hmm
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divingabe New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sag Harbor Posts: 78	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom Jeff, My sincere condolences on your loss. Gabe
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ARGYRIS New Member Current Rebreather/s: RB80 / Clone Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic RB80 / Clone Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 14	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom Very sad news My sincere condolences on your loss.... Argyris
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kevin stone Supporting Member Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: us ct. Posts: 179	Re: A report of the loss of Jayne Bloom I am so sorry for the loss of you buddy and your mate I can only imagine how hard this is Kevin
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