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Diving Safety

Divemasters Quick Accident Response

Divemaster's Quick Response [PDF]

Divemaster's Quick Response for Dive Slates [PDF]
Dive Slates, Instructions
Easy to make teaching tool!

Dive Accident Management  PDF A Power Point Presentation

Dive Accident Management 
Power Point Presentation

The Importance of a First Aid Kit      PDF Basics of a Good First Aid Kit

Pre-Dive Risk Assessment  
 PDF
Some things divers need to consider in prevention of diving accidents.

Scuba Diving Emergency Rescue Plan An excellent SCUBA Rescue Plan Joe Schottman Webmaster www.vbs.vt.edu

Model Action Plan for Divemasters   
PDF
Outline of a Model Action Plan for Divemasters for download

Safe Scuba    PDF Some tips and recommendations for safe diving

Man Overboard   
PDF
Discussion of what to do to aid a person fallen overboard.

The Abandoned Diver   PDF Discussion of this catastrophe and it's prevention

Problems With Moving Water   
PDF
Diving in Currents and Surges

Lead Poisoning    PDF

Lightning and Diving   
PDF

Diving Safety for the Disabled    PDF Information and sources about Disabled Diving

Hypothermia  
 PDF
Immersion hypothermia and Near-drowning

Cold Acclimatization   PDF An article by Jolie Bookspan, PhD

Diving in Polluted Waters   
PDF
Information for Search & Rescue Divers

Post-Dive Procedures    PDF Some things that a divemaster needs to consider after all dives, modified after OSHA Commercial Guidelines

Technical Diver Series Download

Commentary Articles by Ernest Campbell, MD

Danger! "Hotel Scuba"  
PDF
 An article on how not to learn diving

Apres Diving in Palau    PDF Fun article on a good way to have a surface interval.