Accident at Wazee

[kmurphy]

I'd like to start by saying, "my condolences go out to the Families of the victims of this accident."

Milt was my Rescue Diver Instructor, he kept the class fun but at the same time, educational.

He taught us that one of the top priorities of rescue diving is "Don't become a victim while rescuing someone else."  Unfortunately that's easy to say in class during non-emergency conditions.

In the real life there is a lot of stress and emotion involved when you know your buddy is in serious condition. This can cloud your judgment; making it's easy to misjudge your own situation and make a hasty decision like "I need to get to the surface and start CPR a.s.a.p.", while ignoring, or forgetting your own obligations(IE deco).

It reminds us that your safety comes first; you are no good if you become a victim. In fact you have now made the situation worse as the paramedics have 2 or more people to care for on the scene of the accident.