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The victim did not go to their back gas and chose to alert the buddy, this was the only thing I see that they did wrong. It was even more of a surprise because they were doing safety for me on a deep dive when I started having possible oxtox symptoms and I switched to backgas while I was puking and avoided a possible seizure, though there were other things that contributed to my case, no other thing did they do wrong or happen to this diver.... At 12:20 PM 7/18/01 -0500, wgrogan@dc*.ne* wrote: >One other question, not sure if its a major consideration or not, but when the >symptoms started, did they go back to a different gas or stick with the O2? > >Wendell > > > > > I have received a lot of the same questions so I will answer them in a > >single post..... > > > >Recap of mixes 15/50 bottom mix for a dive plan to 220ft for 15mins deco > > >gases 50/50 and 100% 02 tables were run on decoplanner GF 35/95 diver had > > >not made a dive in 24hrs, but had already made dives to the wreck with no > > >problems. Conditions on the last dive were good 49 degrees on the bottom, > > >no current, 65 on top.... Diver went to next plan of 20 mins because they > > >stayed 16 on the bottom. > > > >Victim is under 30, good physical condition but a little over weight for > >their height and there was no work load on the dive. The victim is a non > > >smoker, but enjoys a good drink on their off days. > > > >The victim states that they started having muscle twitches and sensed > >something was wrong, and moved over to the buddy..... I still am told no > >meds.... they can remember... > > > > very few have noticed an important lesson here, the buddy was on time, > >both divers did the right thing, the victim did not try to make it on their > > >own and the buddy was there to help..... the out come is a diver who is > >alive.... > > > >I am getting a lot of sound advise and hope the diver follows it..... if I > > >missed any questions send again.... > > > >Thanks > >JT > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the > > >water" > >Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more > > Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ > >Email captjt@mi*.co* > > > > > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > > > "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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