Operational Medicine Alliance

8 CHICAGO FIRE DEPT.DIVE RESCUE TEAM & HELICOPTER IN ACTION
06:38
134TH & INDIANA CHICAGO,IL
CHICAGO FIRE DEPT. DIVERS ARE SEEN DROPPING FROM CFD HELICOPTER(SLOW MOTION CLIP @ 3:24) INTO THE DARK WATERS OF THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER IN A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A PERSON THAT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE RIVER..SADLY AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH EFFORT BY THESE INCREDIBLY BRAVE & DETERMINED DIVERS TO FIND THE VICTIM..HE WAS FOUND 2 DAYS LATER IN THE RIVER. ALL EFFORTS BY THESE INCREDIBLY BRAVE DIVERS WERE USED TO TRY & FIND THE VICTIM.THERE IS ZERO VISIBLITY & MANY DANGEROUS OBJECTS IN THE RIVER.
SADLY THE VICTIM COMMITED SUICIDE & JUMPED INTO THE RIVER.

FILMED BY TODD SHERMAN
Tags:   CHICAGO   FIRE   DEPARTMENT   DIVE   TEAM   DIVERS   CALUMETRIVER   WATER   RESCUE   USCG   HELICOPTER   POLICE   MARINE   BOAT   SCUBA   SQUAD   5A

 
9 Dive Rescue
02:58
Stillwater Fire Department responds to a vehicle fully submerged in the St. Croix river.
Tags:   Dive   rescue   dive   team   fire   SCUBA   jonas   werpy   tim   bell   extrication   under   water

10 Effingham County Dive Rescue
01:57
Effingham County Dive Rescue Team out on a callout assisting Illinois SOS Underwater InvestigationsUnit
Tags: Effingham   County   Dive   Rescue   Team   Scuba   Underwater   Search   Callout   Diving   Police   Fire   EMS

11 Scuba lifesaving aid - RescuEAN Pod
05:26
The RescuEAN Pod is a life-saving aid for the qualified diver finding themselves in a situation where an O2 kit is unavailable, already being used or exhausted. It has been designed for use with a dive accident patient whether conscious, semi-conscious or unconscious.

The pod is easily recognisable, light and compact enough to carry at all times and is simple to use as it connects directly to the rescue diver's Nitrox cylinder low pressure hoses.

The pod allows the O2 enriched Nitrox mix to be given to a dive patient at a constant, controlled flow of either 15 or 25 litres per minute - via an oral/nasal mask with an O2 inlet. It is constructed of 316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel, plastic and rubber -- making the pod robust and corrosion resistant. When in water it becomes negatively buoyant and quickly drains on return to land or boat.

The RescuEAN pod's development was to fill the 'gap' between basic Emergency First Response 'mouth to mouth' and the best form of O2 provision; the full 100% O2 rescue kit.

We all know the training manuals 'diver certifying' associations state, "If you run out of oxygen, but have enriched air Nitrox available, you can give that to a responsive patient via the scuba regulator". But a rescue diver using enriched air Nitrox could be in a situation that:

• The patient may be unconscious or just semi-conscious and breathing shallowly.
• The dive location may be remote and, as sport divers, they may not have a full 100% O2 kit readily accessible.
• The patient may be on a private rib or boat where a full 100% O2 kit is also not available.
• Emergency Services may take in excess of the all important 10 minutes, to reach the patient.
Tags:   Scuba   PADI   BSAC   SAA   SSI   Rescue   Diving   lifesaving   aid   rescue   RescuEAN   scenario   pod   Nitrox

12 Yellow Lab Rescued From Submerged Car Trapped For 60 Minutes
08:40
The driver lost control, skidding off the road landing upside down in four feet of water. The driver and a small dog were trapped for 15 minutes before being rescued. Fortunately they found an air pocket.

Alex a yellow lab was not as lucky. trapped underneath a front seat without an air pocket for nearly 60 minutes. Because of the very murky water conditions, dive team members had to work by feel to free the lifeless Alex. It was feared Alex was dead. Alex came back to life after being removed! :)
Tags: rescue   submerged   underwater   yellow   lab   labrador   dog   scuba   dive   team   central   swift   puyallup   accident   car   pierce   county