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Originally Posted by koputai
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. |
Hi Jason,
I had read this report (I follow the activities of your group), and had not realised that was you (should have though - Koputai. I know what that is). I am most impressed you are still diving. A friend of mine, a good careful diver too, got a spinal hit and never went in the water again. It was before dive computers became commonplace.
Now my experience, which is a sort of really light weight version of yours. I was a keen diver, and had started on wreck diving, but on this day in 1980 had only a single tank of air. Due to a combination of having to work down a very long anchor rope, nitrogen narcosis, and stupidity, I ran right out of air at 43 m, on the deck of a hulk off Collaroy called the Meggol (the former HMAS Doomba).
So I dropped the weight belt, and started the long trek up to the air. I'm told my appearance at the surface rather resembled a Poseidon missile. We call it a pop to the top, eh? Good training got me out of it really (thanks Marden) and there was an Oxy-Viva on the boat with a full bottle (thanks Sumner). I drained that of course.
I had inhaled sea water, and was not really with it until we got to the ramp at Rose Bay. The doctor observed me carefully, but I did not have to go in the decompression chamber!! Amazing. I had not been on the bottom long enough.
I immediately went back diving (very nervously) but never went deep again without twin tanks.
So for the rest of it I second Jason - no shining light, just fear and resignation, then a chance. We are still here!!
Cheers, and I really mean it
