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Coping strategies in crisis cases which allow individuals to overcome their problems or fears and avoid psychological distress and breakdown.

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A Guide to Crisis Intervention

Kristi Kanel

2018

The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.

Equipment used for a dive, including wetsuits and drysuits, helmets, scuba equipment and any umbilical equipment which provides the connection with the surface.

The operational plan and the contingency plan for the diving operation, the diving equipment to be used in the diving operation, the diving signals to be used in the diving …

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Scuba Diving Operational Risk Management

Claudio Gino Ferreri

2024

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Water Rescue: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670: Surface, Swiftwater, Dive, Ice, Surf, and Flood (includes Navigate Advantage Access)

Steve Treinish

2021

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The characteristics, functioning and way of working with dynamic positioning systems, construction barges and dive support vessels.

Check diving equipment for valid certification to ensure its suitability. Ensure that any diving equipment is examined by a competent person before use, at least once on each day on …

Coordinate rescue missions during the event of a disaster or during an accident, ensure that all possible methods are being used to ensure the safety of the people being rescued, …

Perform maintenance actions, including small repairs, on diving equipment.

Perform hyperbaric interventions at a maximum pressure of 4 atmospheres. Prepare and review the personal equipment and the auxiliary material; perform and supervise the dive; realise maintenance of the diving …

Assist in fighting natural and civic disasters, such as forest fires, floods and road accidents. Conduct search-and-rescue missions.

Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.

Take control over plans and strategies in critical circumstances showing empathy and understanding to achieve resolution.

Provide assistance during maritime rescue operations.

Ensure that diving operations comply with legal requirements.

Ensure that a diver returns from a given depth after the planned time limit has expired.

Ensure that warning devices are displayed in the area around a dive site, so as to keep it clear of any equipment other than that associated with the diving operation.

Use scuba equipment to dive without air supply from the surface.

Ensure that the dive adheres to the operational plan and the contingency plan.

Monitor the safety of the dive teams. Ensure that the operation is carried out from a safe, suitable location as per diving operation manual. When necessary, decide whether it is …

Implement dive plans, working with the client, vessel teams and marine superintendents.

Terminate or interrupt the diving operation if continuing the operation is likely to endanger the health or safety of any person involved.

Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

Assess the nature and extent of injury or illness to establish and prioritise a plan for medical treatment.

Take immediate action when an accident or medical emergency happens on-board. Identify the injuries and alert medical emergency staff. Seek to prevent further harm.

Conduct a thorough and detailed physical examination of the patient in emergency situations, using assessment skills such as observation, palpation, and auscultation and formulating diagnoses across all age ranges, followed …

Assess the dive with the dive team upon completion. Instruct the diver(s) so as to improve procedures and routines for future dives.