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How do U pinch the nose & extend the neck? Safe bubbles Esat Atikkan --- bdi@wh*.ne* wrote: > At 01:31 25/11/99 , Esat Atikkan wrote: > > >BillyW writes: > > > > > I use a seahornet first stages with oceanic > alpha > > > seconds on my deco cylinders. > > > > > I can, with one hand, cover the exhaust T and > hit > > > the > > > purge button. If you can't, change your reg or > do > > > some > > > practice. > > > >Relevance of 1st stage to ability to cover exhaust > T > >escapes me. > > Me too, since I wouldn't stick a reg in MY mouth, > seal > the exhaust ports and hit the purge button. But Ms > Karen > suggested one hand operation couldn't be done. SO I > grabbed a reg and tried it. Here's how. > > The reg mouthpiece is pointing vertically down, my > left hand is palm down on top, covering the, er, > cover. > My thumb is wrapped around the exhaust ports. I > squeeze > my hand to increase pressure on the purge button > and Pfffffftttttt! Gas out of the moutpiece with a > small > bleed through the far port past the tip of my thumb. > This > could be a good thing. I can actually get my index > finger > there though. The hardest part is typing one-handed > while > I'm doing it. but it blew the dust out of my > keyboard. > > >As for covering exhaust T & purging (@ < than full > >blast) - R U extending the neck & pinching the > >nostrils as well, or just circulating that blast of > O2 > >out the nostrils. If doing so while maintaining > full > >contact w/ the victim, then your dexterity is > >phenomenol. > > I don;t have phenomenal dexterity, Esat, just an > enquiring mind. I wnat to know how to get the 100% > 02 > I and the victim are carrying into the victim's > lungs ASAP without popping any alveoli. > > Now I can work the reg one-handed, I'm on to > figuring > out how to orient myself and stay in contact with > the > victim. > > I think I can figure how long to hit the purge for, > (I tested it to see how long it takes to get a > lungfull > on me. I'd give it about 75% of that) SO I know > how it > should work with MY 02 reg. And I figure it's better > to > kick-start them with the reg if possible and then > let > them breath off it. > > I also want to know the physical aspects of the > nasal cavity and the back of the trhoat - how do > the nostrils work as a pressure-relief valve and > do I need to partially occlude them? > > I have no argument with anyone except those who > would > say NO per se (the two paramedics), without > reference to > the mechanics of doing it. Who decides the protocols > > THEY are capable of administering? They don't. WHy > should > they decide for me? Understand though, I think the > paramedics do a hell of a job at the very sharpest > end, and do it superbly. > > I note that the copied extract from John Lippmann's > comments indicates a problem area of lpm & > overpressure > injuries. If one sees them as challenges instead of > prohibitions, then progress can be made. I just want > some creative input, not a rote-learned no. U must > appreci8 this more than most. > > >Plz explain wh/ fingers R doing what exactly as I > >would like to try the technique > > 2 fingers of mi rite h& R typing & mi left h& is > purging the reg PFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!!!!! oh there it > goes > again! This is gr8! > > > rgrdz 2U Es@ billyw > > > > >TIA > >Safe bubbles > > > >Esat Atikkan > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in > one place. > >Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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