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To: deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*
Subject: Re: IWR
From: <Christina_Young@Wa*.Me*.co*>
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 15:50:40 EST

Rich says,

> If I were much more than 30 minutes
> away from a chamber, and I began to experience potentially serious
> neurological DCI symptoms...

Just curious, does anyone know what the average time is between a
helicopter pickup off the mainland U.S. or U.K. and actually getting
to a chamber?  I'm sure this varies greatly, but what about for
most places people dive?  How about:

1.  Time between calling the Coast Guard to arrival of helicopter
    (say 30 miles offshore, just for arguments sake, or from a
    Coast Guard station).

2.  Time between loading up patient into helicopter and arrival at
    hospital.

3.  Time between arriving at hospital and getting in the chamber.

I would think that in most cases, it would take more than 30 minutes.
Comments, anyone?

Christina

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