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Rescue Training Session One Overview

Self-Rescue Review Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver Scenario Practice

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Self-Rescue Review

OverviewThis exercise reviews the self-rescue skills you

learned during your PADI Open Water Diver course.

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Self-Rescue Review

Learning ObjectiveBy the end of the self-rescue review, you should

be able to: Demonstrate the correct procedures for the following

self-rescue situations: Cramp release. Establishing buoyancy at the surface. Airway control. Use of an alternate air source. Overcoming vertigo and reestablishing sense of direction.

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Self-Rescue Review

Skill and Technique BriefingCramp releaseEstablishing buoyancy at the surfaceAirway controlUse of an alternate air sourceOvercoming vertigo

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Self-Rescue Review

ConductWear full scuba in water too deep to stand up in.Work in buddy teams.Practice each self-rescue skill as discussed.Think about the identification of and the problem-

solving aspect of common problems.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

OverviewThis exercise teaches you the correct procedures for

responding to a distressed diver who, although still rational, needs assistance. Focus first on assessing the victim and the problem, then on

acting to provide assistance.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

Learning ObjectiveBy the end of this exercise, you should be able to:

Demonstrate the correct procedure for assisting a tired (rational) responsive diver at the surface, including:

1. Approach. 2. Evaluation. 3. Making Contact. 4. Reassuring the Diver. 5. Assists and Transport. 6. Equipment Removal.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

Skill and Technique BriefingApproach

Have mask, snorkel, and fins available. Swim with your head out of the water Continuously watch the tired diver. Evaluate the victim’s state of mind. Pace your approach.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued… Evaluate

Halt your approach near, but out of reach of the tired diver. Note the location and type of BCD inflator. Talk diver through the difficulty.

Make Contact Establish personal buoyancy. Approach from the front. Request the diver to take action. Use a contact-support position. Provide the tired diver with positive buoyancy.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued…Reassure the Tired Diver

Make eye contact and talk directly to the diver. Have the diver rest before resuming activity.

Assists and Transport Allow tired diver to do as much as possible. Criteria for inwater transport.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued…Assists and Transport continued…

Inwater cramp releases Tows:

Underarm tow. Modified tired-swimmer carry. Use of BCDs as swimming aid. Tank-valve tow.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued…Equipment Removal

Tired divers may fail to discard their equipment due to impaired thought processes caused by stress.

Other than dropping weights to establish buoyancy, removing equipment is low priority.

You may want to remove tired diver’s tank to facilitate swimming or to exit in challenging conditions.

Practice the use of the rescuer’s BCD as an extension. Practice removing the victim’s weights.

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Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver

ConductWear full scuba in water too deep to stand up in.

Practice the exercise playing both roles of “victim” and “rescuer”.

Practice each phase of the tired diver response. Practice towing using various techniques. Continually evaluate the victim’s state of mind.

Focus on developing rescue techniques that workfor you.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

Overview In this exercise, you’ll learn to evaluate and respond

to a panicked diver. Apply the techniques you have already learned. Focus on safely rescuing an irrational diver and assisting the

diver as necessary.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

Learning ObjectiveBy the end of this exercise, you should be able to:

Demonstrate the correct procedure for rescuing a panicked (irrational) diver.

Approach and Evaluation. Making Contact. Releases.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

Skill and Technique BriefingApproach and Evaluation

Approach and evaluate victim’s condition beyond the victim’s immediate reach.

Note the location and type of BCD inflator. Attempt to talk to the diver. Determine whether you should make contact on the surface

or from underwater.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued…

Making Contact Surface approach

Fastest approach, but more risk to rescuer.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued… Making Contact

Underwater approach Slower approach, but less risk for rescuer. Best choice if rescuer is substantially smaller or

weaker than the victim.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

Skill and Technique Briefing continued… Releases

If you get into the panicked diver’s grasp, use a release to regain control.

The best technique will depend on your and the victim’s physical characteristics.

If you can’t gain control, stay clear until the victim reaches exhaustion.

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Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver

ConductWear full scuba in water too deep to stand up in.

Practice the exercise playing both roles of “victim”and “rescuer”.

Practice each phase of the panicked diver rescue. Practice surface and underwater approaches and

different releases.

Focus on developing rescue techniques that workfor you. Dealing with a panicked diver is the most dangerous situation

for a rescuer.

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Scenario Practice

OverviewScenario practice teaches you to intelligently apply

what you have learned in Rescue Exercises 1 and 2. Your goal is to react appropriately to differing rescue

scenarios. Stop, Breathe, Think, and Act. Evaluate the circumstances and make the best decision. Apply what you have learned “on the fly.”

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Scenario Practice

Performance RequirementBy the end of this scenario practice, you should

be able to: With no prior knowledge of a simulated victim’s state of

mind (panicked or tired), demonstrate an effective rescue of a responsive diver at the surface with respect to approach, evaluation, contact, assistance and transport, using releases and/or removing equipment as appropriate.

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Scenario Practice

Skill and Technique BriefingScenario practice will involve situations based on

what you’ve already learned. Never assume what the situation will be. Stop, breathe, think, and then act based on your evaluation.

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Scenario Practice

Conduct Wear full scuba in water too deep to stand up in.

Practice the scenarios playing both roles of “victim”and “rescuer”.

Buddy teams will be changed often so you can practice rescuing different people.

Focus on assessing the situation. The need for releases. The tired diver who panics when you approach. The panicked diver who calms down once buoyant. The passive panicked diver. The diver who is too tired to swim.

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Postdive

Performance review. What happened? Were there mistakes? What worked? What didn’t work? What did you learn?

Did you use good judgment in evaluating the“victim’s” situation?

Let’s compare and contrast the different techniques used. Disassemble and stow equipment. Next class assignment.

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Rescue Training Session One Review

Self-Rescue Review Rescue Exercise 1: Tired Diver Rescue Exercise 2: Panicked Diver Scenario Practice