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    The document summarizes the key points from the first 5 chapters of the PADI Rescue Diver course knowledge review. It covers common causes of diver emergencies, considerations for in-water rescues, signs of stress and how it affects divers, emergency equipment like pocket masks and oxygen systems, basic emergency management steps, self-rescue skills, signs of distressed divers, prioritizing rescuer safety, rescue techniques, primary assessment, shock treatment, heat illnesses, hypothermia signs and treatments, underwater problems and how to assist divers experiencing them, what to do if a diver is missing, decompression illness and lung injuries, first aid for unresponsive divers, and procedures for administering oxygen, providing ongoing care, and

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    The document summarizes the key points from the first 5 chapters of the PADI Rescue Diver course knowledge review. It covers common causes of diver emergencies, considerations for in-water rescues, signs of stress and how it affects divers, emergency equipment like pocket masks and oxygen systems, basic emergency management steps, self-rescue skills, signs of distressed divers, prioritizing rescuer safety, rescue techniques, primary assessment, shock treatment, heat illnesses, hypothermia signs and treatments, underwater problems and how to assist divers experiencing them, what to do if a diver is missing, decompression illness and lung injuries, first aid for unresponsive divers, and procedures for administering oxygen, providing ongoing care, and

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    The document summarizes the key points from the first 5 chapters of the PADI Rescue Diver course knowledge review. It covers common causes of diver emergencies, considerations for in-water rescues, signs of stress and how it affects divers, emergency equipment like pocket masks and oxygen systems, basic emergency management steps, self-rescue skills, signs of distressed divers, prioritizing rescuer safety, rescue techniques, primary assessment, shock treatment, heat illnesses, hypothermia signs and treatments, underwater problems and how to assist divers experiencing them, what to do if a diver is missing, decompression illness and lung injuries, first aid for unresponsive divers, and procedures for administering oxygen, providing ongoing care, and

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    The document summarizes the key points from the first 5 chapters of the PADI Rescue Diver course knowledge review. It covers common causes of diver emergencies, considerations for in-water rescues, signs of stress and how it affects divers, emergency equipment like pocket masks and oxygen systems, basic emergency management steps, self-rescue skills, signs of distressed divers, prioritizing rescuer safety, rescue techniques, primary assessment, shock treatment, heat illnesses, hypothermia signs and treatments, underwater problems and how to assist divers experiencing them, what to do if a diver is missing, decompression illness and lung injuries, first aid for unresponsive divers, and procedures for administering oxygen, providing ongoing care, and

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    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter One

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter One


    1. What is the most common cause of diver emergencies?
    2. List three things to consider before attempting an in-water rescue.
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    3. What is diver stress? Explain what effects stress can produce in a diver and how
    perceptual narrowing relates to these effects.
    4. What are four advantages of a pocket mask?
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    5. What are two types of emergency oxygen systems recommended for PAD! Rescue
    Divers? How do these systems differ?
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    6. What are six basic steps for emergency management?
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    7. What five skills increase your self rescue abilities? What should you do when you
    encounter a problem while diving?
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    8. What are the signs and behaviors that indicate a diver may have a problem at the
    surface? Compare and contrast the characteristics of tired divers versus panicked
    divers.
    9. Why does the rescuer's safety take priority over the distressed diver's safety? With
    that in mind, what four types of rescues should you consider before an in-water
    rescue?
    10. Describe the steps for inwater rescues of responsive divers at the surface. Explain
    how to make contact with a panicked diver at the surface.

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter One

    Student Diver statement: I've reviewed the questions and answers, and any I answered incorrectly or
    incompletely, I now understand what I missed.
    Date ______________

    S ignatu re

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Two

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Two


    1. Explain two steps to apply to recognize stress in a diver and what you should do
    when you recognize it.
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    2. What three points does the dive community generally agree upon regarding
    alternate air sources?
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    3. What are six general causes of equipment-related problems?
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    4. What are the six types of releases commonly found in scuba systems? What is at
    least one problem each may have?
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    5. What are three forms of aquatic life injuries?
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    6. What is the common treatment for aquatic life injuries? Begin with primary
    assessment.
    7. What is the basic first aid for jellyfish stings?
    8. Describe the techniques and considerations for responding to a responsive diver at
    the surface from a distance, including the use of emergency flotation.
    9. What are the general criteria for tows used for transporting a distressed diver in
    the water?
    10. What three concerns do you need to handle with a responsive diver once you get
    on the boat or shore?
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    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Two

    Student Diver statement: I've reviewed the questions and answers, and any I answered incorrectly or
    incompletely, I now understand what I missed.
    Date ______________

    S ignatu re

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Three

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Three


    1. What is an emergency action plan? What five areas of information should it
    include?
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    2. What is meant by "Basic Life Support"? What types of dive accidents can require
    BLS?
    3. Explain how time affects BLS?
    4. What are the steps, in order of priority, for conducting a primary assessment? How
    can diving circumstances affect each step?
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    5. What is the procedure for treating shock, and how may dive accident circum stances affect it?
    6. What are the differences between heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and how should
    you handle each?
    Heat Exhaustion Heat Stroke
    7. What are the seven signs and symptoms of hypothermia?
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    8. Explain what to do to help a diver with the following underwater problems:
    Overexertion
    Uncontrolled descent
    Excessive buoyancy
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    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Three

    Cramps
    Entanglement
    Entrapment
    Passive panic
    Active panic
    9. List the steps you should take if you discover a diver is missing.
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    10. What considerations should you take into account when implementing a search for
    a missing diver?
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    Student Diver statement: I've reviewed the questions and answers, and any I answered incorrectly or
    incompletely, I now understand what I missed.
    Date ______________

    S ignatu re

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Four

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Four


    1. Explain what critical incident stress is, its signs and symptoms, and what you
    should do to reduce it.
    2. Explain what decompression illness is.
    3. What's the most common cause of lung overexpansion injuries? How do you
    prevent it?
    4. Explain the differences between air embolism, pneumothorax, subcutaneous
    emphysema and mediastinal emphysema.
    5. Describe the first aid steps to take for a diver with suspect decompression illness.
    6. What is the primary first aid for a serious near drowning accident?
    7. Imagine you're rescuing an unresponsive diver at the surface. You find the diver
    isn't breathing. What would you do if you're more than an estimated five minute
    swim from safety? What would you do if you're less than an esti mated five minute
    swim from safety?
    8. Why do you give rescue breaths to an unresponsive diver with no apparent
    heartbeat? Describe how you would give rescue breaths using mouth-to-pocket mask.
    9. Describe what to do when bringing an unresponsive diver to the surface from
    underwater.
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    10. Explain the priority equipment removal takes in rescuing an unresponsive diver
    at the surface. What considerations affect whether to remove gear, what gear to
    remove and when?
    Student Diver statement: I've reviewed the questions and answers, and any I answered incorrectly or
    incompletely, I now understand what I missed.
    Date ______________

    S ignatu re

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Five

    PADI Rescue Diver Course Knowledge Review Chapter Five


    1. When should you write up a report after a dive accident? What should you avoid
    doing on a report or when answering questions?
    2. Explain why administering oxygen to a diver suspected of decompression illness is
    crucial.
    3. List six procedures to follow when handling oxygen.
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    4. Describe the procedure for administering oxygen to a breathing diver.
    5. Describe the procedure for administering oxygen to a weakly breathing diver.
    6. Describe the procedure for administering oxygen to a nonbreathing diver.
    7. Describe what to do for a diver after beginning primary care, secondary care,
    oxygen and other first aid while waiting for emergency medical care to arrive.
    8. What information should you collect to send with the injured diver upon the arrival
    of emergency medical services?
    9. Describe how to perform the lifeguard exit.
    10. Explain how circumstances may affect exiting with an unresponsive diver.
    Student Diver statement: I've reviewed the questions and answers, and any I answered incorrectly or
    incompletely, I now understand what I missed.
    Date ______________

    S ignatu re

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