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At 06:49 2/12/99 , Grant Jones wrote: >billy wrote: > > >I asked you a question. Can't you answer it? > >And if one is applying POSITIVE PRESSURE oxygen, > >is a 100% seal between the mouth and the reg absolutely > >necessary? (That's another question, Grant). > > Unless you can seal the mouth / reg 100%, water will enter, remember >there isn't always a positive pressure in the lungs (you have to let the >remaining 02 out) and the chances of you hitting the purge button at the >exact moment that the out ward flow stops are very slim, at that point water >will enter and then get blown straight into the lungs by your next purge, >possibly causing further problems. There. That didn't hurt. did it? > >> >SInce one is also not breathing into the victim, swimming > >> >would be easier than when applying EAR. You can either tell me > >> >why this assumption is incorrect. Or just keep trying to find > >> >a hole. > >> Are you telling me that you can't swim / tow and carry out EAR at the > >>same time > > Since Im failing to get this point, maybe you could explain it, how is >it easier? Look up at the paragraph, Grant. See where it says "since one is not breathing into the victim....." There! That's why I assume it is easier. Got it yet? > >> And why do you use the victims mouth during EAR ?, isn't it easier to > >>seal the mouth and use the nose - I take it you have done EAR in the >water. > > > >Is this an assumption Grant? I thought you said you could > >NEVER trust them > > Is it an assumption that mouth to nose is easier than mouth to mouth ?, >no it's a fact > Which agency taught you to use mouth to mouth instead of mouth to nose >in the water?, I was assuming that you had done EAR in the water, are you >telling us that you haven't ?, or are you telling us that mouth to mouth is >easier than mouth to nose? > > >Are you sure you're not > >just a drooling example of the dangers of repeated deep air > >exposures? A sort of Living Lesion? > > Doubt it very much, as I don't do deep air (I did warn you about >assumptions) > > >Er, I believe I was the one who said I would go and try it, > >remember? 1. understanding - theory. 2. Practice - trial. > >3. Preparedness to use it.. WHat part of the above sequence is > >gicving you all this difficulty? > > Not giving me any, > but you will answer alot of your posed questions (and >correct your assumptions) when you actually try it in the water, then you >can come back and talk facts. > Im just a helpful instructor trying to help out a paranoid newbie, who >seems to think that if some one disagrees with what he posts, then their >"looking for holes" Ah. I forgot! You're an instroketor! That explains the running inter- ference. And the reluctance to impart useful information. I guess you don't like the idea of us non-instructors figuring it out and declaring you redundant. Guess what. rgrds billyw -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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