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Old 02-09-2009, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by koputai View Post
I had a big accident a few years ago, the write up is here:
http://www.deepdiving.net/incident.html

The treatment has been written up in medical journals, and is very famous in its field.

As far as near death experiences, no, there was no shining light, or deity appearance,
just lots of pain, fear, then resignation and peace. Then there was a chance, and that's
when the fighting started.

Cheers,
Jason.
Jason, what a sobering and amazing account.
Knowing nothing about diving, but is this an easy mistake to make
with that rubber valve/gasket you describe?

Is there a check before you dive that would show that malfunctioning?

Thanks for sharing!

Steve
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