Great Articles indeed, im glad i suggested it Alex
, there are some items that need to be highlighted to make this advice work though maybe more tailored for spearfishing
1 -
You have to see that your buddy is in distress to rescue them: Typically in freediving/freediving comps, there is a safety diver looking out for the freediver, a point that many people doing spearfishing miss..there are some threads of good buddy practice when spearfishng, personally i use the one up, one down method..always looking after my buddy and ensuring he takes a few breaths at the surface after he surfaces, sometimes BO's occur after surfacing...same goes for him when im down..its very easy to be wandering off in different directions and not look out for eachother, distracted by fish etc..this takes practice to get right, but really worth it
2 - Having a computer/timer is good, try to make it a point to rest on the surface for 2-3 times the amount of time you dived, this helps reduce the risk of BO in my opinion, so if for example your dive lasts 30 seconds, stay for 1:30 before your next dive etc..
3 - Dont Push Yourself!, no fish is worth it..
4 - If someone suffers from slight BO and is revived, needless to say, do not dive again that day..
5- to answer the CPR question, in my opinion, should be used if there is an issue with pulse and heartbeat, not just unconsiousness..like the article suggests, its the second stage etc.. of rescue..
6 - I always felt that using a float/floatline setup is helpful in these instance, it can be very valuable, it provides a space for the rescused freediver to rest, they are usually tired to tredwater after wards, you also dont loose the gun..and maybe limit your losses to a weightbelt..i do recall when my buddy BO'd once (but that was in freediving practice), the float really was an invaluable piece of equipment
stay safe guys and have fun hope none of us ever need to use any of this stuff..
