RESCUE SCUBA NAUI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
At the most basic level, the responsibility for preventing diving accidents belongs to: -
Answers -Each individual diver
An absolute contraindication to participation in underwater activity is: - Answers -
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders (COPD)
A temporary contraindication to diving activity is one that: - Answers -Precludes
someone from participating while the condition exists
Which category of contraindication to diving activity recognizes that each individual
person is unique, and that their respective ability to dive is not necessarily a clear
issue? - Answers -Relative
No dive plan is complete without: - Answers -A good contingency plan
Preventing a diving accident begins long before anyone enters the water. Important
elements to consider prior to any dive in order to minimize the risk of an accident
include: - Answers -Depth, duration, activity
The most useful dive planning includes the dive team's goals, ______________,
______________, and ability. - Answers -training; experience
The ______________provides a consultation and referral service to help doctors, divers
and would-be divers locate local diving physicians that can make well-informed
decisions about relative contraindications. - Answers -Divers Alert Network (DAN)
An alternate second stage (octopus) attached in the center of the diver's
______________ is currently the most common air sharing setup for recreational scuba
divers. - Answers -Chest
Which of the following is a required piece of equipment for a redundant scuba system? -
Answers -The pony bottle
Which term describes an ideal characteristic of each diver in a buddy team? - Answers -
Self-reliant
Difficulty equalizing pressure in the middle ear with external pressure on descent is
most often due to: - Answers -Poor technique or delaying the process too long.
If a diver experiences a block within the ear, when ascending from a dive, he or she
should: - Answers -Stop where they are in the water column, breathe normally, and then
descend a few feet to relieve discomfort and try to equalize again.
One of the greatest impediments to diver self-rescue is the: - Answers -Diver's ego
, Which of the following is a sign that a diver is uncomfortably stressed prior to a dive: -
Answers -Excessive talking
Which of the following can be an effective method for dealing with pre-dive stress? -
Answers -Mental visualization of activity mastery.
A diver displaying signs of in-water distress often includes the following signs: -
Answers -Agitated behavior and buoyancy problems.
When a diver is distressed at the surface, he or she should take the following action: -
Answers -Stop and signal their buddy, establish buoyancy, relax and gain control of
breathing.
Successful rescues remove the danger of drowning by first ensuring ______________
and breathing, then aim to sustain life by dealing with any ______________ by the most
effective means available. - Answers -buoyancy; injuries
The best place to begin identifying divers who may have difficulty is: - Answers -Pre-
dive
Which of the following is most likely to produce a well prepared Rescue Diver? -
Answers -Thorough training and realistic scenarios with controlled stress.
In an out-of-air situation at depths shallower than 33 feet of seawater (10 m), if making a
shared-air or redundant scuba ascent is not possible, the procedure of choice is: -
Answers -Emergency swimming ascent.
Which is the ascent of choice if you believe that you are incapable of returning to the
surface in full control, such as when feeling faint or otherwise threatened with loss of
consciousness underwater? - Answers -Emergency Buoyant Ascent.
When two divers employ a redundant scuba system for an ascent, which of the
following is an option: - Answers -Using the primary cylinder, sharing air by giving the
pony or other cylinder's second stage to the person out of air.
When dealing with a responsive diver in distress underwater, assessing the problem
includes consideration of the following: - Answers -Gear problems.
Buoyancy irregularities.
Missing or strange exhaled bubble pattern.
All of the above.
When surfacing an unconscious diver from depth, what is one step in the procedure
recommended by NAUI? - Answers -If the victim's regulator is in place, hold it in
throughout the ascent.
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