Talk:Diver rescue

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In my humble opinion this article is veering far to much toward being a step-by-step instruction manual for how to perform a diver rescue. It may be acceptable to describe management of medical conditions or of emergencies where there are clearly established and agreed procedures for such management, but that is not the case with rescuing a diver who suffers an oxygen toxicity attack. It is worth contrasting the received wisdom of the USN Dive Manual with what Simon Mitchell, the chair of the Diving Committee of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, had to say about the issue in this forum post in 2008: http://www.rebreatherworld.com/rebreather-accidents-incidents/16705-standardizing-ccr-rescue-skills-3.html#post163661 – and I have no doubt that Dr Mitchell really knows what he's talking about. There are simply too many myths associated with this issue for us to be making definitive statements of the kind currently in the article. --RexxS (talk) 18:55, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RexxS, I agree, way too much here. Also, the UHMS diving committee (or a portion of us anyway) just submitted an article for publication on diver rescue. It was a review at the request of the WRSTC. I'll let you know when it goes to print. --Gene Hobbs (talk) 19:19, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gene, Any news on the article? Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 11:58, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I saw what I think was our final version in mid-January. I'll check to see if it is in the queue and get back to you. --Gene Hobbs (talk) 15:05, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In round two of peer review... funny for a committee report but it is a journal pub too. Hope it will not be too much longer. --Gene Hobbs (talk) 18:20, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here you go... This one may require some re-writing to the article but the debates here can not be as bad as what we debated in the Committee or in Peer Review. I am proud of what we did here:

Mitchell, Simon J; Bennett, Michael H; Bird, Nick; Doolette, David J; Hobbs, Gene W; Kay, Edward; Moon, Richard E; Neuman, Tom S; Vann, Richard D; Walker, Richard; Wyatt, HA (2012). "Recommendations for rescue of a submerged unresponsive compressed-gas diver". Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine : Journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc. 39 (6): 1099–108. PMID 23342767. Retrieved 2013-03-03.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Can't wait for your feedback guys! --Gene Hobbs (talk) 20:48, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No surprises. It all seems pretty logical and uncontroversial. A useful guidance document. The debates were probably more interesting, but what items were controversial?

I have made some changes based on the paper, perhaps you would take a look and see if you agree, and maybe suggest additional material or rearrangement if necessary. • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 08:52, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The idea of giving breaths in the water was a fun discussion (even the idea of one or two on surfacing if it was a long kick). The other one that took the most time was the open vs closed airway if the reg is out. The video was awesome. --Gene Hobbs (talk) 14:00, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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