“Lessons for Life” becomes “Diver Down”
“Lessons for Life - Dive Accidents, Close Calls and How You Can Avoid Them”, the original ground breaking column by Michael Ange has a NEW HOME & A NEW NAME!
“Diver Down: SCUBA Accidents & How You Can Survive Them” is the same ground breaking column that I developed and wrote at SCUBA Diving Magazine. It was SDM’s #1 column from 2001 until early 2009 and now it has a new home at SEAduction.com. Due to differing goals for the column I decided not to accept the new SDM publisher’s offer of a contract renewal last January. So SDM is publishing a knock-off of the column but you can still get the original at www.seaduction.com .
SEAduction.com is also the new home for my popular columns on training and the host for our cutting edge training and travel events. This is a dynamic site with routine updates from cutting edge pros like world famous photo pro Don Tipton and David Ulloa of the Quest Sunken Warships TV show (military history channel). So stop by and check us out, stay a while and tell us what you think. While you are there you can post comments directly to our contributors and they will respond to you in our forum! Come see why we are The Fun Site for Serious Divers at SEAduction.com.
See this excerpt from our October
LESSONS FOR LIFE: Shortcuts & Safety a Bad Mix
Lessons for Life – Dive Accidents, Close Calls & How You Can Avoid Them
By Mike Ange
Each Lessons for Life case presented on Seaduction.com is based on a real incident that has been thoroughly investigated using official sources and interviews with participants and witnesses. Names and some minor details have been changed to protect victims and their families.
photo by Mike AngeLinda made one final check of her equipment after she switched from oxygen to nitrox and began her descent through the crack and into the cave system. Conditions were good and the dive felt “right” as she continued her descent. Reaching a depth of 40 meters/130 feet, she switched to her bottom gas; a carefully planned trimix blend of nitrogen, helium and oxygen. Immediately, she began to feel light-headed, short of breath and a sense of anxiety clouded her thoughts. She took several deep breaths trying to clear her head but to no avail. Realizing that something was desperately wrong, she switched back to nitrox and began clawing her way to the surface.
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