Perhaps because the percentage of divers that have these accidents is no
greater than the normal accident rate for recreational divers as a whole. I
certainly don't know, but it would make a great study.

Exactly what report are you referring to?

T. Rasbeck
----- Original Message -----
From: Manos Manoli <cytech@ma*.co*.cy*>
To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 5:48 AM
Subject: Magazine Strokes


> Well since the list works again ill try to bring something on:
>
> Have you ever notice some pictures in some " serious " tech magazines ?
> It makes me wonder how could those divers live to make it over and over
> again ...
> Large steel deco tanks , wet suits and 18ltr on their back , " you name
> it " regulators ....
> and the story goes on and on ....
> I also  really find my self amazed when I saw the Diving fatality report
> for year 2000.
> I was even more disappointed when I went through the reasons that people
> got injured
> Or killed.  I got   so  impressed  by this unique symptom ,  the "   I
> wanna do it my way
> because my way works " approach.. .. And then they die or
> they spend the rest of their life on a wheelchair. Or the other type ,
> the ones that they want
> to re-invent the wheel. Those are the guys that you see every day on
> some diving
> magazines , showing off  in a 70M dive with twin independent  and 15ltr
> steel stage
> tanks ,  breathing air.  It makes you want to  find the editor and ..
> Why the magazines don't show those people when they get treated in
> decompression chambers ?
> It doesn't make sense why some people  don't want to learn from others
> mistakes ?
> Why  don't this " expert " divers get  a copy of those Fatality reports
> every year . ? Why most  organizations give so much
> Attention  on what you have to do rather on what you  SHOULD NEVER  -
> EVER DO.
>
> And the story goes on and on ....
>  people   diving wrong gas , wrong equipment , wrong attitude ?
>
> Manos Manoli
> Limassol - Cyprus
>
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