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>My general opinion about IWR is that theory says it sucks, history says it
>works, and the path o follow is somewhere in-between. I suggest we apply our
>thoery to come up with a set of standards for IWR that will maximize the
>'probability-of-helping to probability-of-hurting' ratio, and then make it
>widely known to all divers who might attempt IWR that they should keep
>VERY careful notes on what happened whenever they DO attempt IWR. These
Well, to put in my 0.05 cents worth (and someone MUST have said it already)
the main danger associated with IWR from a medical point of view is the risk
of O2 induced convulsions. If you have a protocol which can contain this
risk then I believe prompt treatment of DCI, even using the "slighly more
risky" IWR method is preferable to delaying treatment.
>why we have only 'anecdotal' accounts. I think it would be GREAT if DAN
>kept data on IWR, but when I suggested it last year, they didn't seem
>interested. If nobody else will do it, I will volunteer.
Too bad about DAN. I commend to you the task of keeping data on IWR,
although I imagine this will be a difficult task. I suspect you will find
the percieved risk is much greater than the actual risk, but you won't know
to you analyse the data.
/rat
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"It's not denial. I'm just very selective about what I accept as reality."
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