Atlantis-Bali-Diving.com Atlantis Bali Diving has been operating throughout Asia for nearly 10 years in the Maldives, Philippines and Bali since 1996. Atlantis Instructors ( Western & Indonesian )are Professional Trained PADI Instructors. Atlantis Bali is the one Dive Center in Bali who provide professional safety diving. tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33460702 2006-11-26T05:39:32Z Blogger
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 true Bali Diving 2006-11-25T21:38:00-08:00 2006-11-26T05:39:32Z 2006-11-26T05:39:32Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33460702.post-116451957229172916 RESCUING THE UNRESPONSIVE DIVER AT THE SURFACE (3)
Positive buoyancy saves your energy because you don't have to struggle to stay at the surface. You may want to keep your weights, however, if they help you attain a vertical orientation for giving rescue breaths. Whether this will be a factor depends on the exposure suit you're wearing and the in water rescue breath technique you use. If you decide to keep your weight, inflate your BCD just enough to keep you comfortably at the surface. You'll get a feel for what works best for you as you experiment and practice in the Rescue Diver course.

You'll give rescue breaths using one of three methods. In order of recommended preference. these are mouth to pocket mask, mouth to mouth (or nose) and mouth to snorkel. Watch the PADI Rescue Diver Video for demonstrations of each of these. Remember that the techniques you use may vary depending upon the situation and local protocols. The main priority is to activate the emergency medical system and if the victim isn't breathing, to maintain regular rescue breaths while towing the victim to the boat or shore.
 false Bali Diving 2006-11-25T21:35:00-08:00 2006-11-26T05:36:13Z 2006-11-26T05:36:13Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33460702.post-116451937348912489 RESCUING THE UNRESPONSIVE DIVER AT THE SURFACE (2) <div align="justify">If you've established that the victim isn't breath&shy;ing, give two slow rescue breaths (more on how to give in water rescue breaths shortly). If the victim breathes, or you’re not Sure, don't rive the two rescue breaths. Either way, keeping the airway open. and being cautious to protect the victim's head from being pushed under or having waves splash into his mouth or nose, look, listen and feel for breathing. This lets you determine whether the two breaths have restored breathing, or assures you that a breathing victim has not stopped. If you discover a breathing victim has stopped, resume rescue breathing with two slow ventilations.<br /><br />If the victim breathes, maintain and protect the open airway while towing the victim to the boat or shore. If the victim doesn't breathe and you're very close to the boat or shore, you may elect to get the victim quickly out of the water to begin first aid. If you 11 need to swim more than a short distance, it's usually best to begin in water rescue breathing . you may not find a pulse, but it's often impossible to detect a pulse in the water. Furthermore, there's no practical way to provide CPR in the water. Therefore, it's best to assume there's a pulse and provide in water rescue breaths.</div><div align="justify"><br />For in water rescue breathing, you'll follow the same steps as for rescue breathing on land, but with some modifications to account for being in the water. You give priority to providing regular ventilations every live seconds, keeping the airway open and free of water, and pacing yourself so you have sufficient energy to get the diver out of the water when you reach the exit. </div> false