Rescue Diver Quick Review

PADI Rescue Diver Course Online

Quick Review — Product No. 482DT

Directions: Choose the best answer from the choices provided.

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1. The most common cause of diver emergencies is

a. bad weather.

b. malfunctioning gear.

c. unexpected illness.

d. poor judgment.

2. It is important to have _________________ available for divers suspected of having decompression sickness, lung overexpansion injuries or near drowning.

a. fluids

b. rescue breathing masks

c. emergency oxygen

d. acetic acid

3. To help anticipate and prevent problems, you should

a. maintain your equipment properly and inspect it before diving.

b. try to think ahead and plan for unexpected situations.

c. not ignore small problems.

d. All of the above.

4. A diver who struggles at the surface, does not signal for help, fails to respond to directions and/or rejects the mask and regulator is probably a(n)

a. panicked diver.

b. tired diver.

c. unresponsive diver.

d. All of the above.

5. In an emergency, ________________ takes priority over _____________.

a. the victim's safety, your safety

b. calling for help, your safety

c. your safety, the victim's safety

d. emergency oxygen, CPR

6. You can more easily stay out of a panicked diver's grasp if

a. you are positioned for a quick reverse.

b. you have a flotation device to extend to the diver.

c. you stop at a safe distance to evaluate the diver's state of mind.

d. All of the above.

7. Dry flushed skin that is hot to the touch and has a lack of perspiration are symptoms of

a. heat exhaustion

b. heat stroke

c. hypothermia

d. None of the above

8. You are looking for a missing diver. You do not believe the missing diver has gone far from where seen last. Only you and your buddy are available to search, and you do not have a line and reel. Most likely you would use a(n) __________ search pattern.

a. U-pattern

b. expanding square

c. circular

d. surface-led

9. When deciding when and where to remove equipment from the victim and/or yourself, keep in mind that

a. it is always better to get rid of everything as soon as possible.

b. it is always easier to leave everything on.

c. the goal is to do what gets the victim to safety and out of the water fastest.

d. you should stop swimming while removing gear.

10. You may assume an unresponsive diver would want oxygen. This is called implied consent.

a. True

b. False

11. Before attempting an inwater rescue you should consider whether

a. you need to enter the water at all.

b. you have mask, fins and snorkel available.

c. how far away the victim is.

d. All of the above.

12. Dive skills that increase your self-rescue abilities include

a. good buoyancy control.

b. proper airway control.

c. handling air depletion.

d. All of the above.

13. When responding from a boat or the shore to a responsive diver needing help on the surface, the equipment you take may vary, but you will almost always want

a. your mask, fins and snorkel.

b. a compass.

c. your weights.

d. All of the above.

14. An emergency action plan

a. is necessarily detailed and complex.

b. lists the information and steps for handling a diver emergency.

c. eliminates the need to practice rescue skills regularly.

d. All of the above.

15. Since it is difficult to determine a heartbeat for an unresponsive, nonbreathing diver while in the water, there's no need to begin rescue breaths.

a. True

b. False

16. You are rescuing an unresponsive, nonbreathing diver at the surface. You estimate it will take 10 minutes to reach the boat. The victim's arms move in response to your initial rescue breaths. You should

a. discontinue rescue breaths and tow the victim to the boat as fast as possible.

b. tow the victim to the boat while providing rescue breaths.

c. leave the diver and go for help.

d. None of the above.

17. If you suspect a spinal injury, do not attempt to remove the patient's exposure suit, except to carefully cut it off if necessary to prevent overheating.

a. True

b. False

18. For a nonbreathing, injured diver, you would normally provide oxygen using a

a. rescue breathing mask with free flow oxygen system.

b. nonresuscitator demand valve system.

c. positive pressure resuscitator system.

d. continuous flow with nonrebreather mask system.

19. Leave rewarming of a seriously hypothermic patient to emergency medical professionals.

a. True

b. False

20. If a panicked diver attempts to bolt for the surface, you want to

a. stop the ascent entirely.

b. keep clear of the diver.

c. take the diver deeper to compress bubbles.

d. prevent a rapid, breath-held ascent.

eLearner Statement: "Any questions I answered incorrectly I've had explained to me and I understand what I missed."