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>Based on the description of what had to be done to get the underwater
>marathon going "4 hrs sleep, no experience in are, tides, currents,
>colder water, exertion,etc." it's seems to me that this dive was not
>very safe and probably should not have been made. Bob may be lucky that
>he only took a minor DCS hit, but I find it very ironic that a
>fundraiser to treat and teach indians about DCS was done by placing
>divers in conditions that don't seem very safe from a DCS point of view.
>
>Just my $0.02
>Lori

Keep in mind that the extreme nature of the event makes it inherently
dangerous with DCS being only one of the concerns.  Bob's bottom time was on
the order of 15 hours, his exertion level was extreme, and hydration was a
problem.  The resulting hospital stay was short, he was treated for
dehydration, and did a short chamber dive as a precautionary note because
his fatigue dissipated when he went on O2.  

Next year's event will be organized differently in order to open up
participation to a larger segment of the diving population.  Only eight
divers qualified to participate in this year's event because of the danger
involved.  In the end, only Bob participated.   It should be interesting to
see what changes are made for next year.  




Rocky Daniels

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