Utila Dive Center - Rescue - Exercise 7 - Unresponsive Diver at the Surface

[@jonathanbradley4896]

Probably the most difficult of all skills an instructor must demonstrate and he made it look easy. RIP Andy

[@stormyclements7374]

Andy, you were the greatest. We miss you.

[@1609Tina]

Three of us are doing our open water rescue exercises today with scenarios tomorrow ( in UK). This has been an absolutely excellent video for revision purposes and seeing how the exercise is carried out in a calm & professional manner. If I can do this, half as good as you, I will be really chuffed. I hope that you won't mind that I have shared the clip on my Facebook with my dive club (ScubaScene) as a great example & to help others that are looking to do Rescue course. I look forward to also watching Divemaster clips when I commence my Divemaster training next. A huge thank you for this......shame that there are not more teaching aids to this excellent standard on UTube. Kind regards, Tina Worth

[@AndyPhillips]

No problem Tina, feel free to share!

[@1609Tina]

Really useful revision - thank you

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Tina, glad you found it helpful!

[@RMZ280]

Definitely want to do this course when we go back to Roatan

[@SClem-qx1qd]

So, if the idea is to establish positive buoyancy, why would we remove all equipment before beginning transport? It seems more beneficial to leave the BCD in place during transport and waiting to remove it once within reasonable distance to the boat or shore. Thoughts?

[@Incoming1983]

Generally, I would agree. In a real life situation, I would tow a diver to the boat/shore while giving rescue breaths. There are more likely to be people around that can help and it's way easier to remove equipment without the cold water dry suit gloves on. For the Rescue Diver certification, we have to do it the PADI way though. I am worried that in a real life situation, this would mean excessive delay in getting someone on shore (chest compressions) and I would be too fatigued to actually get him out of the water by that time.

[@larrywidhelm8915]

Great job and couldn't have found this at a better time. Teaching AI course next week and hadn't seen how the new revisions work. Thought they would be more time consuming. Thank you agan. Larry

[@AndyPhillips]

Glad you liked it Larry and have a great AI course!

[@1609Tina]

Don't suppose you have clips showing any of the other skills for PADI Rescue?! Three of us Re doing our Rescue practical on Sat & Sun in rainy, cold UK. We've found this really useful

[@Utiladivecenter]

Hi Tina, Right now this is the only one we have online, as it's the one most students need time with. All the best with your Rescue course!

[@tarekmohammed2354]

Perfect performance 👏 .. 👌🔥

[@jamweslylove7864]

Hello guys, I need your help and advices. I'm taking my rescue course last month but I failed because of I didn't meet the standards of the training because I easily forget everything and don't know what to do once I am in the water I easily get tired and block out everything even if my instructor just reviewed it. He keep on saying that I am a good diver. But he can't see the reason why I easily get tired and afraid on the surface while I am very good underwater. This video help me and give me a little confident that I can do it. I want to know what is exercise number 3 and 5. Please help

[@Utiladivecenter]

+Allaina Khen Repetition and more practice helps. Ex3 is responding from shore/boat, Ex5 is search patterns/missing diver.

[@jamweslylove7864]

Thank you! Please can you give me the 1 to 10 exercises and it's procedure and steps I badly need it. Thank you

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Tyler!

[@Dawizbuffy]

Thx.Perfect demo.

[@007Tydog]

Go Andy and Jhair!! :)

[@RSQDVR8664]

Sorry, but if/when you have an unresponsive/non-breathing diver you do not take the time to worry about minute details like flicking water off your hand during rescue breathing. That teaches students to focus on the wrong key points. That rescuer should have been rapidly stripping gear, giving rescue breaths every 5 seconds and as soon as possible start swimming the victim to boat, etc.

[@MrMiz1960]

If he is not breathing his heart has probibly stopped beating. You cannot get the oxygen that you are breathing into him circulating through his body without chestcompressions. Since you cannot do chestcompressions in the water you are wasting precious time and energy doing the breathing and it is wiser to focus your efforts on getting him out of the water as soon as possible. This is obviously my humble opinion. What do you think?

[@Utiladivecenter]

That is the procedure if we suspect no heart beat and are more than a few minutes from shore minute however for training/practical purposes Instructors still need to know how to conduct the exercise for when rescue breathing and equipment removal with transport is beneficial. This is a required demonstration and training exercise for all Instructors to show, but thank you for your opinion and observation.

[@Closertothesun17]

If there's no oxygen in his lungs to begin with, then what good would compressions do circulating unoxygenated blood? Drowning is a hypoxic event and it is ESSENTIAL that in any drowning victim, you provide rescue breaths before compressions. No oxygen to the brain= death of tissues. This is a new protocol that is being added into the AHA for drowning victims.

[@Fearun9033]

MrMiz1960 Drowning typically first leads to significant bronchospasms (collapse of airway), which quickly leads to hypoxia and unconsciousness. This type of respiratory failure does not necessarily mean cardiac arrest has taken place yet (though it is likely to follow). Drowning typically leads to a very specific type of cardiac arrest called PEA (pulseless electrical activity) which is reversible if the underlying cause is treated. Source: MD degree.