For purposes of
hospital and insurance follow-up and to avoid any legal problems, it
would be a good idea to record as many of the events as possible during
an episode. A pen and small notebook would be good to have in this
respect.
None of these items
will be of any use at all if there's no one on the boat who knows how to
administer first aid. All captains, divemasters and instructors should
be fully certified in First Aid and their certification should be
up-dated at least yearly.
Oxygen should be an absolute necessity on a dive boat and would
certainly be helpful on any boat. Knowledge is needed as the appropriate
local emergency information number to call and this information should
be readily available in the First Aid kit.. If the kit is used, it
should be immediately replenished and should be up dated every 6 months
to a year depending on the types of medications it contains.
Do you have a
suggestion for an item you feel should be part of the Diver's First Aid
Kit? Use the form below.
