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| Originally Posted by Diving Daisy
One of the more tragic examples of panic comes when a dead diver is found with his regulator out of his mouth or his mask missing - often a result of panic. In these pages several years ago, Dr. William P. Morgan noted that anxious individuals exercising on a treadmill often remove an oxygen face mask if they have the sensation of suffocating. In studies, some anxious firefighters wearing a respirator will remove their face mask (their air supply) if they experience respiratory distress. Rescuers sometimes find dead fire-fighters with their face mask removed, although air remains in their tank. Indeed, divers in a panic about running out of air are frequently seen by their colleagues pulling their masks off.
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If you dive often enough and long enough sooner or later you will be 'tested'. The test is simple, you are hit with an overpowering urge to rip off your mask and reg to take a big lungfull of air - while underwater. Those of us posting on here have either passed it or haven't had it yet!
Berko