Mike a question for you.

As I understand it at the time of the incident the NOAA guy had classic TOX
symptoms, he was convulsing and his mask was full of blood. Eric got him to
the surface and on the dive boat, the Coast Guard took him in and he got a
chamber ride.

What is interesting to me about this, does an AGE have the same basic
symptoms of a TOX at the time of occurrence? If you have a bubble shutting
off blood to part of your brain, that points to brain damage. A TOX, if you
survive, does not lead to brain damage, if I understand things correctly.
Does the diver have neurological symptoms? How did the doctors determine it
was AGE over TOX?

All you AUE guys who still think that "it is simply morbid curiosity here,
and DIR guys trying to make a pathetic point" are simply wrong. I want to
know, from a survivor, what prestages an AGE, what, as divers, should we be
aware of? Certainly if we can recognize the difference between an AGE and a
TOX it would be a really handy thing to know.

Certainly you guys want to know, don't you? And if you do know, will you
share your knowledge with us pathetic, low-rent, non-divers?

   Jim
 
On 2/21/02 10:51 PM, "Michael Barnette" <aocfishman@ho*.co*> wrote:

>> Thanks for bring this up Mike, it makes me wonder about this....... Wasn't
>> that a NOAA "sponsored dive"? a NOAA diver that was hurt? if it was it
>> doesn't sound like it was a recreational dive to me, or was this one of
>> those gray areas that is just OK when you do it.
>> 
> 
> For it to be a NOAA-sponsored dive, you would need to draft a research plan
> that has to be reviewed for authorization by the NDP Safety Board.  A
> NOAA-authorized technical dive has numerous requirements.  In contrast, this
> was a recreational dive where each and every person payed a charter fee.
> For me, being a NOAA working diver, it was a non-duty dive.  No grey area.
> 
> If you are interested in learning more about the NOAA Dive Program, please
> feel free to call the Seattle office.  They can bring you up to speed.
> 
> FWIW, the NOAA funded, NURC dives are in March.
> 
> what else ya got chief?
> 
> 
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