Survey: Rescue & First Aid for Scuba Diving Emergencies

Survey: Rescue & First Aid Skills for Scuba Diving Emergencies

(2024) This survey is ONGOING & OPEN TO ALL SCUBA DIVERS excluding Public Safety Divers & Public Safety Diving Instructors. Thank you!

You may want to read this InDEPTH magazine article first: "How Current Are Your Rescue Skills?"

Your participation in this survey will contribute to a better understanding of the dive industry for everyone's benefit.

How ready are dive professionals and scuba divers to deal with scuba diving emergencies? How frequently do they refresh their skills? Recreational & technical diving.

This survey is part of a series of dive industry studies by InDEPTH Magazine and the Business of Diving Institute, with generous support from DAN Europe, GUE, and Shearwater.

Answers are anonymous, and your participation is greatly appreciated!

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Introduction - Questions for All

How long ago did you receive general first aid & CPR training (not specific to scuba diving)?

1. Never

2. Less than a year ago

3. 1 year or more but less than 2 years

4. 2 years or more but less than 5 years

5. 5 years or more but less than 10 years

6. 10 years or more

Clear Selection

How long ago did you receive recreational scuba-specific first aid and rescue training (e.g., a DAN or Rescue Diver course)?

1. Never

2. Less than a year ago

3. 1 year or more but less than 2 years

4. 2 years or more but less than 5 years

5. 5 years or more but less than 10 years

6. 10 years or more

Clear Selection

When was the last time you took an oxygen provider course for scuba diving?

1. Never

2. Less than a year ago

3. 1 year or more but less than 2 years

4. 2 years or more but less than 5 years

5. 5 years or more but less than 10 years

6. 10 years or more

Clear Selection

How 'current' and 'strong' would you assess your own diving rescue skills to be on a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (excellent)?

Very Poor

Excellent

Clear Selection

When doing recreational diving (excluding tech diving) with a dive buddy, how generally confident are you that you would be ready to properly deal with an emergency rescue situation affecting your recreational dive buddy, on a scale of 1 (not ready at all) to 5 (totally ready)?

Not Confident At All

Very Confident

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When doing recreational diving (excluding tech diving) with a dive operator (e.g., as a scuba diver on a dive boat), how generally confident are you that the dive professionals supervising the dive are appropriately trained to deal with an emergency rescue situation, on a scale of 1 (not confident at all) to 5 (very confident)?

Not Confident At All

Very Confident

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Have you ever been rescued or been involved in a self-rescue?

1. Yes

2. No

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Have you ever witnessed a diving rescue?

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

Have you ever rescued a diver or participated in a dive rescue?

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

How often do you practice rescue skills?

1. Never

2. At least quarterly

3. At least annually

4. At least once every 2 years

5. At least once every 5 years

6. Less often than every 5 years

Clear Selection

Have you ever practiced bringing an unconscious diver to the surface outside of a formal (certification) rescue diver course?

1. No

2. Yes, from a depth of up to 10 m (33 ft)

3. Yes, from a depth of up to 20 m (66 ft)

4. Yes, from a depth of up to 30 m (100 ft)

5. Yes, from a depth exceeding 30 m (100 ft)

Clear Selection

Are you a tech diving divemaster, instructor, or instructor trainer?^*

1. Yes

2. No

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Tech Diving Professional

How generally confident are you that you would be ready to properly deal with an emergency rescue situation affecting a nearby tech diver, on a scale of 1 (not ready at all) to 5 (totally ready)?

How generally confident are you that you would be ready to properly deal with an emergency rescue situation affecting a nearby tech diver, on a scale of 1 (not ready at all) to 5 (totally ready)?

Not Ready At All

Totally Ready

Clear Selection

Recreational Pro?

Are you a recreational (excluding tech) divemaster, instructor, or instructor trainer?^*

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

Recreational Diving Professional

How generally confident are you that you would be ready to properly deal with an emergency rescue situation affecting a nearby tech diver, on a scale of 1 (not ready at all) to 5 (totally ready)?^*

Not Ready At All

Totally Ready

Clear Selection

All Dive Professionals

How long ago did you teach a recreational scuba-specific first aid or rescue training course (e.g., a Rescue Diver course)?

1. Never

2. Less than a year ago

3. 1 year or more but less than 2 years

4. 2 years or more but less than 5 years

5. 5 years or more but less than 10 years

6. 10 years or more

Clear Selection

How long ago did you specifically teach a DAN safety or first aid course?

1. Never

2. Less than a year ago

3. 1 year or more but less than 2 years

4. 2 years or more but less than 5 years

5. 5 years or more but less than 10 years

6. 10 years or more

Clear Selection

How long ago did you receive or teach first aid or rescue training specific to tech diving?

1. Never

2. Less than a year ago

3. 1 year or more but less than 2 years

4. 2 years or more but less than 5 years

5. 5 years or more but less than 10 years

6. 10 years or more

Clear Selection

Do any of the dive training agencies you are associated with offer a rescue course specific to tech diving?

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

Do you believe tech diving training agencies (or other organizations like DAN) should offer rescue courses specific to tech diving emergencies (e.g., for recreational divemasters on dive boats used by tech divers)?

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

Tech Diver?

Are you a tech diver (do you do tech diving)?^*

1. Yes

2. No

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Tech Divers

When doing tech diving with a dive operator (e.g., as a tech diver on a dive boat), how generally confident are you that the dive professionals supervising the dive were appropriately trained to deal with an emergency rescue situation affecting a tech diver, on a scale of 1 (not ready at all) to 5 (totally ready)?

Not Ready At All

Totally Ready

Clear Selection

How generally confident are you that you would be ready to properly deal with an emergency rescue situation affecting a tech diving buddy, on a scale of 1 (not ready at all) to 5 (totally ready)?

Not Ready At All

Totally Ready

Clear Selection

Are you a cave diver (do you do cave diving)?^*

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

Cave Diver

Have you ever practiced bringing an unconscious cave diver to the entrance/surface?

1. Yes

2. No

Clear Selection

Wrapping Up

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How often do you believe dive professionals (divemasters, instructors & instructor trainers) should practice and refresh their scuba rescue skills?

1. Never

2. At least quarterly

3. At least annually

4. At least every 2 years

5. At least every 5 years

6. Less often than every 5 years

Clear Selection

On a scale of 1 (very unlikely) to 5 (very likely), how likely would you be to take a tech diving-specific rescue course if one were offered?

Very Unlikely

Very Likely

Clear Selection

How long ago was your first dive?

1. Less than 5 years

2. 5 to 10 years

3. More than 10 years

Clear Selection

Please, select the group that includes your year of birth.

1. 1901-1927 (The Greatest Generation)

2. 1928-1945 (The Silent Generation)

3. 1946-1954 (Boomers I)

4. 1955-1964 (Boomers II/Generation Jones)

5. 1965-1980 (Generation X)

6. 1981-1996 (Millennials)

7. 1997-2012 (Generation Z)

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In which region is your country of residence?

1. United States (including AK & HI)

2. Canada

3. Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Tropical Atlantic

4. South America

5. Western Europe

6. Eastern Europe (including Russia)

7. Australia, New Zealand

8. China, Hong Kong, Macau

9. Japan, Other Non-Tropical Asia-Pacific Region

10. South Pacific, Indo-Pacific, Other Tropical Asia-Pacific Region (incl. Maldives)

11. Egypt

12. Middle East (excluding Egypt)

13. Africa, Madagascar

Clear Selection

To which gender do you most identify?

1. Female

2. Male

3. Non-binary

4. Other/Unsure

5. Prefer Not To Say

Clear Selection

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