Chapter 7- Problem Solving Problem Solving 169 4. Check to see if the victim is breathing by using the following method: • Look to see if their chest is rising and falling. This might be difficult to see, depending on the dive gear the victim is wearing. • Listen to hear air escaping from their nose or mouth. • Feel whether air is hitting your cheek and lips when you hold them close to their mouth. 5. If the victim is not breathing, pinch their nose, rotate their face toward you, and give them five full breaths. 6. Give them another breath every 5 seconds. Your NAUI instructor will show you how to count seconds. 7. Continue giving the victim one breath every five seconds or 12 breaths per minute. Take care to prevent water from entering the victim’s mouth and being blown into the lungs. You must keep water out of the victim’s lungs. Unless the distance to the shore or boat is short, maintain rescue breathing as you transport the victim (figure 7-9). It is most important to get them to the exit point where full CPR can begin, if needed, and other care can be obtained. Learn to pace yourself so you will not become too exhausted to be of any assistance. By the end of your NAUI Scuba Diver certification course, you will be able to perform the basic steps of in-water respiration, but additional training and practice are required to become proficient. Additional training in first aid, CPR, lifesaving, oxygen administration, and diver rescue are helpful and strongly recommended. Verify What You Have Learned Review the following questions about rescues: 13. A diving emergency occurs when a diver is ___________________________ ___________________________. 14. Four types of recommended emergency training are ______________________, ___________________________, ________________________, and ___________________________. 15. The first action you should take when assisting an unconscious diver at the surface is ________________________. 16. Your primary concern when you find an unconscious diver on the bottom is to ___________________________. 17. The two most important points for providing in-water artificial respiration are ________________________ and ___________________________. 18. The most important thing to do for a non-breathing diver in the water is to ___________________________ ___________________________. EMERGENCIES AND FIRST AID To be a qualified dive buddy, you must be able to assist or rescue your buddy, render proper first aid, and manage an emergency. While few diving accidents are life threatening, injuries and fatalities do occur, just as in most physical activities. You must be prepared to cope with injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to wounds from aquatic animals to respiratory and cardiac arrest. You might be the only person available to offer immediate assistance. FIGURE 7-9. BECOMING PROFICIENT IN ADMINISTERING IN-WATER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND PRACTICE.
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