PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors Emergency & Rescue Procedures Questions and Answers

Question 1

You are on a dive boat and spot a diver on the surface who is clearly panicked, flailing their arms and struggling to stay afloat.
According to PADI Rescue Diver training, what is your first and most important consideration before entering the water to assist?

Accepted Answer

Your own safety and whether you have the training and equipment to perform a rescue.

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How to quickly get the diver back on the boat.

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Ensuring you have a first aid kit ready.

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Immediately shouting instructions to the diver from the boat.

Question 2

When bringing an unresponsive diver to the surface, what is the recommended procedure regarding their regulator?

Accepted Answer

Hold the regulator in the diver's mouth to prevent water from entering.

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Remove the regulator to open the airway for ascent.

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Switch to your alternate air source and give it to the victim.

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It does not matter, as long as you maintain a controlled ascent.

Question 3

A diver has surfaced and is exhibiting signs of decompression sickness (DCS). If the diver is conscious and breathing, what is the recommended primary first aid?

Accepted Answer

Administering 100% oxygen.

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Giving them aspirin to thin their blood.

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Having them drink plenty of water.

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Immediately recompressing the diver in the water.

Question 4

You have brought an unresponsive, non-breathing diver to the surface. After establishing buoyancy and calling for help, what is the immediate next step in the rescue sequence?

Accepted Answer

Deliver two initial rescue breaths, then one breath every five seconds while towing.

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Start towing the diver to the boat or shore as quickly as possible.

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Remove the victim's and your own equipment.

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Check for a pulse for at least 30 seconds.

Question 5

Which of the following is the most effective technique for a rescuer to use when approaching a panicked, responsive diver on the surface to avoid being grabbed?

Accepted Answer

Approach from underwater and surface behind them to gain control of their cylinder valve.

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Swim directly at them while shouting reassurances.

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Throw a flotation device to them and wait for them to calm down.

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Approach from the front, but keep your fins between you and them for protection.

Question 6

During a search for a missing diver, what is a primary responsibility of the rescue team before entering the water?

Accepted Answer

To assign roles and establish a clear underwater search pattern.

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To immediately start a search without a plan to save time.

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To ensure all rescuers have redundant scuba equipment.

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To contact the diver's emergency contact before beginning the search.

You are on a dive boat and spot a diver on the surface who is clearly panicked, flailing their arms and struggling to stay afloat.According to PADI Rescue Diver training, what is your first and most important consideration before entering the water to assist?

You are on a dive boat and spot a diver on the surface who is clearly panicked, flailing their arms and struggling to stay afloat.
According to PADI Rescue Diver training, what is your first and most important consideration before entering the water to assist?