Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] low blood 02 levels

["Mad Pirate Shin" <psub_only_temporary@hotmail.com>]

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1 ATM subs are required to have 72 hours minimum  of life support in case of
an emergency.
Do you put yourself in hibernation after that to extend your life expectency
for a couple of hours, or do you unplug right away?
Herve
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good question, i think i would talk with my support vessel and find out just 
how long it would take to get a diver or rov to hook a cable or lift bag to 
me.  taking the ativan first would calm you down (thus conserving air) and 
your emergency 72 hour air will last long enough for the ativan to wear off 
in case you need to help them in getting your sorry butt topside.
  if i had no support vessel, i'd pretty much plan on dieing, release a 
floating radio beacon, activate a pinging beacon, take the ativan first and 
go to sleep with your reserve 72 hours of air being controlled 
automatically, valve in some cold water if you dont mind losing ballast and 
dropping deeper, or if you are resting on the bottom or in the net that 
caught you.
  if there was a good chance i could be rescued within the 72 hours, i think 
that personally i would just go to sleep naturally and save the ativan to 
the last.

                 Shin


ps - i want to hear everyone's opinion.  would YOU keep a few tablets of 
ativan(er whatever) on board for emergency uses? Carsten keeps cognac on his 
sub just in case things go wrong, so why not keep a few narcotics right? ;)
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