Unit 13The Chain of Survival in Diving Accidents• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation• Performing CPR• Abdominal Thrusts• Cold Water Drowning

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation• The object of CPR is:

Performing CPR

• Assessing the need:• Problems opening the airway:

Abdominal Thrusts

• Problems with compressions:• Problems with CPR in general:

Cold Water Drowning

• A cold water drowning victim is a good candidate for CPR if:

The Chain of Survival in Diving Accidents End of Unit 13• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation• Performing CPR• Abdominal Thrusts• Cold Water Drowning

Unit 14Accident Management• Emergency Planning Before the

Dive• Evacuation Procedures

Emergency Planning Before the Dive• Communications:• Equipment:• Other trained personnel:• Emergency management:

Evacuation Procedures

• Assisting the diver during evacuation:

• Victim transport and transfer:• Boat to boat transfer:

Evacuation Procedures continued

• Boat to dock transfer:• Boat to shore transfer:• Air Evacuation:

Evacuation Procedures continued

• Helicopters:• Airlift from a vessel:

Evacuation Procedures continued

• Airlift form the water:

Accident Management End of Unit 14• Emergency Planning Before the

Dive• Evacuation Procedures

Unit 15Legal and Ethical Issues• Liability• Negligence• Standard of Care and Duty• Assumption of Risk

and Your Actions• Insurance and

“The Good Samaritan”

Liability

• Anyone can be sued by anyone for anything.

• Plaintiff:• Defendant:

Negligence

• Issues that must be proven:

Standard of Care and Duty• Never exceed your training.• “Reasonably prudent individual”:

Assumption of Risk and Your Actions• Your actions in a rescue:• Assistants:

Insurance and “The Good Samaritan”• Insurance:• Good Samaritan:

Legal and Ethical Issues

End of Unit 15• Liability• Negligence• Standard of Care and Duty• Assumption of Risk

and Your Actions• Insurance and

“The Good Samaritan”