Some questions for a book

[Niiicola]

I'm currently writing a book about a freediver, and these forums have been so valuable for learning about the sport and reading first-hand accounts. I was wondering if anyone could give me some help with the scene that I'm working on that drives the rest of the story. Basically, I would like for my character to have suffered some kind of accident while competing CWNF that then takes her a long time to recover from. The rest of the book is about her recovery and gradual return to diving again, among other things. I've got a few options so far:

Shallow water blackout: Possibly combined with drowning, this could result in quite a lot of physical recovery time needed, right? But how likely is a person to drown near the surface during an official competition with lots of safety divers?

Lung squeeze: Is this something that could have long-lasting physical repercussions? Ideally I'd like for her still to be struggling at least a month after the fact.

Deep water blackout: I've heard this is very rare, but maybe the likeliest to result in drowning and long-term recovery?

Thanks so much in advance for your help! And apologies if I've posted in the wrong thread.

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

You might also consider a tracheal squeeze or injury/tear. Not sure how long the recovery is, or the duration of the storyline.

 

[Danny.c]

Make sure there is a lot of, coughing up blood.You gotta give the hollywood treatmeant.

 

[Niiicola]

Make sure there is a lot of, coughing up blood.You gotta give the hollywood treatmeant.

Ha! I'll make sure she staggers around clutching a white lace handkerchief and coughing blood into it. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Niiicola]

You might also consider a tracheal squeeze or injury/tear. Not sure how long the recovery is, or the duration of the storyline.

Thanks, I'll look those up. Ideally I'd like a timeline of about two months from injury to recovery, but I can be fairly flexible about that.

 

[dimitrus berttinelli]

In my opinion your best option to go with would be the lung squeeze. They can be devastating. The shortest recommended recovery time is a week. While a month is more strongly urged. Please make this book accurate though. We don't need any more bad publicity or sensationalization of the sport.

Look up the story of Nick Mezoli(RIP) to see the worst case outcome of a squeeze.


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[Niiicola]

In my opinion your best option to go with would be the lung squeeze. They can be devastating. The shortest recommended recovery time is a week. While a month is more strongly urged. Please make this book accurate though. We don't need any more bad publicity or sensationalization of the sport.

Look up the story of Nick Mezoli(RIP) to see the worst case outcome of a squeeze.


Divewithd@mail.com

Thanks! I've read about Nick Mevoli. Such a sad story. And yes, I'm definitely trying to be accurate and not sensationalize things -- that's why I figured this was a good place to learn and ask questions

 

[Danny.c]

http://www.fridykning.se/freediving/features/squeeze.html

 

[Niiicola]

Thanks! I've read about Nick Mevoli. Such a sad story. And yes, I'm definitely trying to be accurate and not sensationalize things -- that's why I figured this was a good place to learn and ask questions

For the record, I was kidding about the lace handkerchiefs.