SWB rescue techniques

[btweikel]

How do you rescue a buddy that has just experienced a SWB?
Is CPR usually neccesary?
Does the victim usually wake up on their own if rescued quickly?
Is it possible to save the victim without having a boat or diving platform to pull the victim up on?

I like to dive from a 2 person kayak, and I am wondering what my chances would be of being able to recesatate/awaken my dive partner.

Thanks

 

[Guss]

Sallow water black-out information

Hy btweikel,

here you have nice information about SWBO:


- Physiology and prevention of shallow-water blackout

http://www.freedive.net/chapters/SWB3.html
http://divermag.com/archives/march97/divedoctor_march97.html
http://www.scubadiving.com/training/medicine/blackout.shtml

http://www.scubadiving.com/training/medicine/blackout2.shtml

http://www.ymcascuba.org/ymcascub/currnt29.html

http://www.ymcascuba.org/ymcascub/currnt33.html

- First aid for freedivers:

http://www.freediver.net/freedivelist/faqstuff/faq_firstaid.html

- Rescue procedure:

http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/112/19

- article:

"Blackout- Now what?"



I hope it works

Guss

 

[Guss]

Sallow water black-out information 2

sorry I forgot the email adress of the article
"Blackout- Now what?" :


http://www.freedivecanada.com/education/index.html


Guss

 

[btweikel]

thanks Guss

Just the info I was looking for.
Looks like I would have a pretty good chance of reviving a victim in the water.
The safety articles at:
http://www.freedivecanada.com/education/index.html
were really helpful.