rapid accent

[MattS]

Originally Posted by scapaman

i never came out like scud i just came up quick ,how quick god know`s ,quick enough to scare me and i think were all made up different so maybe some one else could have done the same dive and got bent who know.
but untill it happens to you you don`t know how you would react we can all say i`d do this or i would do that

Agreed.

This reminds me of an incident that happened abroad on a boat I was on about 10 years ago. The guy lost buoyancy control during a 30m dive. According to his Suunto the ascent was rapid and he had missed 5 minutes of stops. He got on the boat with his computer bleeping, flashing between Err and SLOE. He was highly agitated and got irrate when we would not let him go back in (mainly because he was doing a headless chicken impression). We stuck him on O2 and his buddy arrived at the surface a few minutes later. After a quick chat with his buddy I pulled out a set of USN tables and worked out his profile had not broken them. Once we showed him the tables he calmed down. He did not have symptoms and 20 minutes of O2 made no difference at all. Had it been in the UK we would have sent him to the chamber as a precaution.

People tend not to think about how badly the stress of an incident can effect them. Think about it, you have already cocked up, you are shitting yourself. Is that really the best time to go back in with a part empty cylinder and hang around in mid-water? Personally, for a trivial deco in the UK (15 mins on air or less) I would say returning to the water is a bloody stupid idea in the circumstances. There is a good chance symptoms are not going to develop. If they do breathing O2, drinking water and resting might be enough to resolve them. The helicopter and chamber ride will cost you nothing but a little pride. Getting on the boat the worse that will happen is you will waste 5 hours of your life sitting in a chamber. Going back to 6m in a shaken up state could cost you your life...and for some it has.

[dublinbay]

Originally Posted by davidcarson

Good to see you back on the boards Jack. How are things?
The draw went really well for you, I didn't win anything but its the taking part that counts.

Take it easy!

Doing well Dave, doing well. I`m still a grumpy old git but with a smile now . Yeah, Barrie knocked my socks off when he organised it. Gobsmacked I was.