Rescue Diver Course

Knowledge Review

Rexcue Diver Course Knowledge Review

PADI 2009
Published by PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS
30151 Tomas
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 USA
Printed in U.S.A.

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 inwater rescue.

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?

5. What are two types of emergency oxygen systems recommended for PADI
Rescue Divers? How do these systems differ?

6. What are six basic steps for emergency management?

7. What five skills increase your self rescue abilities? What should you do when
you encounter a problem while diving?

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 rescuers safety take priority over the distressed divers safety?
With that in mind, what four types of rescues should you consider before an
inwater 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.
Responsive Diver

Panicked Diver

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Chapter Two
1. Explain two steps to apply to recognize stress in a diver and what you should
do when you recognize it.

2. What three points does the dive community generally agree upon regarding
alternate air sources?

3. What are six general causes of equipment-related problems?

4. What are the six types of releases commonly found in scuba systems? What is
at least one problem each may have?

5. What are three forms of aquatic life injuries?

6. What is the common treatment for aquatic life injuries?

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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Chapter Three
1. What is an emergency action plan? What five areas of information should it
include?

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?

5. What is the procedure for treating shock, and how may dive accident circumstances 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?

8. Explain what to do to help a diver with the following underwater problems:

Overexertion
Uncontrolled descent

Excessive buoyancy

Cramps

Entanglement
Entrapment

Passive panic

Active panic

9. List the steps you should take if you discover a diver is missing.

10. What considerations should you take into account when implementing a
search for a missing diver?

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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. Whats 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 youre rescuing an unresponsive diver at the surface. You find the
diver isnt breathing. What would you do if youre more than an estimated
five minute swim from safety? What would you do if youre less than an estimated 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.

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?

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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.

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.

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