Sports Diver Knowledge Quiz

ST2 - Diver Rescue

If one diver is in trouble underwater, there will be another diver who can come to their rescue if they are using the ________ system. See Student Workbook p18.
1. PADI
2. BSAC
3. DSMB
4. Buddy
5. Buddy check
In what circumstances can buddy checks be omitted? See Student Workbook p18.
1. If you have already dived with your buddy today
2. When diving with a regular diving partner
3. When diving with any instructor
4. When diving with a National Instructor
5. Never
Which of the following pre-dive behaviours might indicate a potential problem with your buddy? Tick all that apply. See Student Workbook p19.
1. Nervousness or reluctance about the dive
2. Laughing and joking
3. Multiple excuses and questions
4. Packing a goody bag
5. Slow kitting up, hesitation, and constant fiddling
6. Becoming breathless or sweating,
  when kitting-up
What should you do if your buddy shows signs of being unhappy about the dive. See Student Workbook p19
1. Adapt the dive plan
2. Reassure them
3. Abort the dive
4. Use peer pressure to persuade them to dive
5. Choose a different dive site
Which of the following behaviours during a dive are signs of a problem developing with your buddy? Tick all that apply. See Student Workbook pp19-20.
1. Kicking up lots of silt
2. Becoming pre-occupied with kit
3. Slow response to signals
4. Eyes begin to widen or stare
5. Ignores you and fins off on his own
6. Breathing rate increases
7. Pre-occupied with camera
8. Stopping for no apparent reason
Taking action at an early stage when your buddy appears to have a problem underwater can avoid a deterioration into _______. See Student Workbook p20
1. Argument
2. Decompression stops
3. Confusion
4. Panic
5. Wasted dive time
If you suspect that your buddy has a problem underwater your first action should be to _______. See Student Workbook p20
1. Abort the dive
2. Give a distress signal
3. Give an OK signal
4. Move away
5. Stop and move close
Where can the Basic Life Support sequence be carried out? Tick all that are correct. See Student Workbook p26
1. At depth as soon as an emergency happens
2. On the ascent as the injured diver is brought to the surface
3. On the surface before a tow is started
4. On the surface while a tow is underway
5. On land after recovery from the water
6. On a boat after recovery from the water
7. When the casualty is breathing normally and is in the recovery position
If you have performed a rescue ascent with a casualty, what should your first action be on reaching the surface? See Student Workbook p21
1. Summon help
2. Ensure the casualty is buoyant at the surface
3. Remove mouthpiece and mask, and extend airway
4. Remove mouthpiece and mask, and give one minute of RBs
5. Commence towing to the shore
Where is the easiest place to remove a casualty's equipment when landing at the shore? See Student Workbook p21
1. With rescuer and casualty floating in deep water
2. In standing depth
3. In shallow water with the casualty aground
4. On dry land
How may the occupants of the dive boat assist in the rescue of a diver? See Student Workbook p22
1. Take the boat to the casualty
2. Help with the removal of equipment and lifting the casualty
  from the water without further RB
3. Continue first aid
4. Perform BLS
5. All of the above
Which of the following help to clear the airway. Tick all that are appropriate. See Student Workbook p24
1. Remove foreign objects from mouth
2. Nod the chin onto the chest
3. Remove the hood, if tight around the neck
4. Tip head back to give a neck extension
5. Rescuer place hand under neck and squeeze gently
6. Check tongue is well forward in mouth
The recovery position is used for a casualty who is ______ and breathing. See Student Workbook p25
1. Alert
2. Distressed
3. Recovered
4. Stable
5. Unconscious
What symptoms should you use to diagnose that the casualty has had a cardiac arrest, and therefore requires RBs and CCs?
1. No pulse
2. No chest movement, blue lips
3. Unconscious
4. Unresponsive and not breathing normally
5. All of the above
What is the approximate number of RBs you should deliver per minute when giving them in water life support? See Student Workbook p23
1. 2
2. 10
3. 15
4. 30
5. 100
What is the approximate rate at which you should give CCs, in compressions per minute? See Student Workbook p27
1. 2
2. 10
3. 15
4. 30
5. 100
Which of the following should you use to monitor the effectiveness of RBs? See Student Workbook p28
1. Rise and fall of chest
2. Resistance of lungs to inflation
3. Sound of casualty's exhalations
4. Changes in colour of complexion
5. All of the above
If you are alone with a buddy who is unresponsive and not breathing normally, what should be your first action after landing the casualty? See Student Workbook p27
1. Give 10 RBs
2. Commence CCs
3. Send or go for help
4. Reassure the victim
5. Clear the airway