Scuba Diving Locations

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.

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Scuba Diving Locations

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