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07-29-2010, 08:28 PM | #1 |
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A Martin County man who suffered decompression
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A Martin County man who suffered decompression sickness while diving Thursday was in good condition at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, a hospital spokesman said.
Chris Nelson, 40, was diving in 60 to 70 feet of water from a boat called the Just Reel, authorities said. Officials received the call at 8:55 a.m. The boat was about 14 miles offshore just north of the Fort Pierce Inlet, but officials met them about 5 miles offshore, said Catherine Chaney, St. Lucie County Fire District spokeswoman. “He was having problems with his air,” said David Ladomirak, commanding officer for the Coast Guard’s Fort Pierce station. “That caused him to surface too quickly.” A deputy with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit took the diver aboard a Sheriff’s Office vessel and brought him to the Coast Guard station. Nelson was flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach for treatment about 9:50 a.m. Thursday’s incident was the first medical call on the Treasure Coast for the lobster mini-season, which launched Wednesday. Decompression sickness, also known as diver’s disease or the bends, happens when inert gases build up in the tissues and bloodstream during or after an ascent from a dive. It causes nitrogen to bubble in the blood and possibly expand and injure tissue or block blood vessels in organs as well as cause muscle, joint and tendon swelling and pain, according to medical directories. The bends are treated with oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber. St. Mary’s has the only hyperbaric chamber in the area. © 2010 TCPalm. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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07-30-2010, 05:17 PM | #3 |
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Re: ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A Martin County man who suffered decompression
And dumb asses that know nothin bout tank divin ask me why I cary a pony bottle.
If he had one, this would have never happened. Word to the wise. Looks like it has been aquiet year with minimal misshaps. Unlike the last two years... |
07-30-2010, 07:24 PM | #4 |
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We were getting ice and fuel when he came in. They had the chopper waiting on him. Coasties led the way, but he was on a sheriffs boat. His boat was just behind, with the rest of his crew. they looked pretty upset. Just a reminder for all you guys to do your full safety stops! Offgassing risidule nitrogen could help prevent this on a quick ascent.
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keep your effing mouth shut the man almost died. how do you know maybe his regulator wasnt working right or something happened he couldnt control? maybe he had a pony and it fell off somehow? every topic you post makes me angry. Sorry for the Cuban remark. "i shouldn't put all cubans in the catagory of this idiot." was wrong of me to use a racial comment. but you are a moron. Last edited by GrouperTrooper; 07-30-2010 at 09:21 PM. |
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I read this post yesterday and then got to work this morning and read my emails. I had an email from my best friends uncle. This was his son! He is doing OK. He apparently got his arm stuck going after a bug in a hole and burned through 700 pounds of air in 4 minutes freaking out. got it free and made it up 20 ft before sucking dry. He is lucky.
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07-30-2010, 11:05 PM | #9 |
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Also... When his dad told me the story, he said that they raced to meet the Coast Guard, but the Coast Guard wouldn't bring him on board. They said that they couldn't let a "civilian" aboard and made them wait till the sheriff to showed up.... Not sure I understand that one. I'm not sure what I would do watching my friend suffer while the Coast Guard just made us wait. I will have to get better details on what that was all about.
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07-31-2010, 07:40 AM | #11 | |
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You seem like you have a lot of anger pent up inside. Go kick your dog or somethin. Sounds to me that YOU are the idiot. Go out and get an education before flapin that jack trap of yours. You are an idiot. Cuban remark? Perhaps a racist as well? BTW, Go fuk yourself afid brain! ____________________________________________ Edit: I see the racist remark now. "Stupid Cuban" ! Really? You are a loser. I'm not even Cuban. Last edited by Bulit7; 07-31-2010 at 07:57 AM. |
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I probably would have grabbed someones tank and went back down if I was asymptomatic. |
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he got hsi hand stuck in a hole! im sure he had plenty of air to go back up if that didnt happen you look like a freakin gweedo |
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07-31-2010, 10:02 AM | #14 |
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We were also heading out when he came in. Here are pictures of the coasties and sheriff working on him as we passed for our first dive of the day.
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Must be some unhappy redneck bitch. If he had a pony bottle, he would not have run out of air, right? That was my point, since your IQ and comprehension are lacking. You are big for talkin shit behind a keyboard, eh? |
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