DIVE SIGNS
EMERGENCY ID

DIVER
RESCUE

DIVER: Dave Deco
Emergency Information
In an Emergency Every Second Counts
LIVE DEMONSTRATION This is a demonstration Dive Signs Rescue ID. The information shown is fictional and is provided for demonstration purposes only.
Information has not yet been confirmed by the diver.

RESPONDER HANDOVER SUMMARY

Dave Deco
Date of birth
01/05/1976
Allergies
none
Medications / medical conditions
none
Information confirmation
Not yet confirmed by the diver
Dive-plan status
No active dive plan
Target maximum depth
57m
Planned runtime
120 minutes
Breathing gases
15/55 Dil & O2, offboard 15/55, 50% & 100% (deco gas bailouts shared with buddy so one carries the o2 and the other the 50%).
Decompression / bailout notes
Planned max of 60 minutes deco. ZHLB- GF 70/85
Dive location
Brighton Marina
Next of Kin
Debby Deco — Wife
Next of Kin telephone
0123123456
Current country / region
United Kingdom
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Diving casualty — first-aid guidance

Get professional help immediately. This independently written guide supports, but never replaces, recognised first-aid training or instructions from an emergency call handler.

CALL THE EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR YOUR CURRENT LOCATION
Emergency numbers vary internationally. Confirm the casualty's present country or region before dialling. At sea, contact the appropriate maritime rescue service; VHF Channel 16 is the international distress and calling channel.
SUSPECTED DIVING INCIDENT
Move the casualty to a safe, stable place. If trained and equipped, begin the highest available concentration of emergency oxygen.
Is the casualty responsive and breathing normally?

NO — UNRESPONSIVE OR ABNORMAL BREATHING

  1. Call local emergency services immediately and use loudspeaker mode.
  2. Open the airway. If able and trained, give five initial rescue breaths, using oxygen if suitable equipment is ready.
  3. Give 30 chest compressions at 100–120 per minute.
  4. Continue CPR using 30 compressions to two breaths. Follow the call handler's directions.
  5. Obtain an AED. Dry the chest, switch the AED on and follow its spoken instructions.
  6. Continue until the casualty shows signs of life or trained responders take over.

YES — RESPONSIVE AND BREATHING NORMALLY

  1. Call local emergency services if symptoms are serious, worsening or breathing is affected.
  2. Continue the highest available concentration of emergency oxygen if trained and equipped—even if symptoms improve.
  3. Keep the casualty lying down, comfortable, warm and sheltered.
  4. Recheck responsiveness and breathing frequently because deterioration can be rapid.
  5. After emergency services have been contacted, seek advice from an appropriate diving medical service.

Symptoms that may indicate a diving-related illness

Consider any new or unexplained symptom during or after diving to be potentially dive-related.

Skin rash or mottling
Joint or muscular pain
Pins and needles or numbness
Weakness or paralysis
Dizziness or balance problems
Confusion or visual disturbance
Unusual or severe fatigue
Cough, chest pain or breathlessness
Breathing symptoms in the water: A cough, chest tightness or breathlessness beginning while the person was immersed may indicate Immersion Pulmonary Oedema. Get the casualty out of the water, loosen restrictive clothing, administer oxygen if trained and call emergency services.

While professional help is on the way

  • Only give water or a non-caffeinated electrolyte drink when the casualty is fully conscious, breathing adequately and able to swallow normally.
  • Monitor the diver's buddy because they may have completed a similar dive profile.
  • Secure both divers' computers and relevant equipment. Do not dismantle equipment following a serious incident.
  • Write down the dive profile, breathing gases, surface time, symptoms and the times that oxygen, CPR or other treatment began.
  • Keep the buddy, dive computers and equipment available for emergency and diving-medical personnel.
  • In-water rescue breaths should only be attempted by someone specifically trained, when conditions permit and reaching a stable place of safety will be significantly delayed. Chest compressions cannot be performed effectively in the water.
Technical-diving oxygen option: If a dedicated emergency-oxygen system is unavailable or exhausted, a positively identified 100% oxygen deco/bailout cylinder fitted with a suitable oxygen-compatible regulator may be used at the surface by a casualty who is fully conscious, breathing normally and able to retain the mouthpiece. This should be supervised by someone competent with the equipment while emergency services and a proper emergency-oxygen system are being arranged.

Do not place a diving regulator in the mouth of anyone who is unconscious, vomiting, confused, unable to protect their airway or not breathing normally. Never use the regulator purge button to provide rescue breaths or force gas into a casualty. A dedicated emergency-oxygen system remains the preferred method.

Actions to avoid

  • Do not delay local emergency services while contacting relatives, insurers or diving helplines.
  • Do not attempt in-water recompression or allow the casualty to return to the water.
  • Do not give food, drink or medication to anyone who is drowsy, confused, vomiting or unable to swallow normally.
  • Do not transport directly to a recompression chamber unless directed by emergency or diving-medical personnel.

International diving-medical assistance

Contact local emergency services first. DAN's global diving emergency hotline is available 24 hours a day.

DAN Global Emergency Hotline+1 919 684 9111

United Kingdom only

In the UK call 999 or 112. At sea, ask for the Coastguard. After emergency services have been contacted, the UK National Diving Accident Helplines are:

England, Wales & Northern Ireland07831 151 523 Scotland0345 408 6008

Local incident timeline

Enter the casualty's actual surfaced time, then tap other actions when they happen. Every recorded time can be corrected. Times are stored only on this device and can be copied for the emergency-services handover.

No events recorded on this device.
Important: General emergency guidance only. Always follow emergency-service instructions and work within your training. This content was independently written from current public resuscitation and diving-medicine guidance; it does not reproduce the supplied flowchart artwork or wording and does not imply endorsement by its publishers. Guidance reviewed August 2026.
Photograph of Dave Deco STICKER OWNER

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Debby Deco PRIMARY CONTACT — NEXT OF KIN
Wife
CALL NEXT OF KIN — DEBBY DECO
0123123456
Lotta Deco
Relation
CALL LOTTA DECO
0123123456
Noah Deco
Relation
CALL NOAH DECO
0123123456

CRITICAL MEDICAL INFORMATION

Allergies
none
Medications / medical conditions
none

DIVER INFORMATION

Full name
Dave Deco
Date of birth
01/05/1976
Contact number
0123123456
Email
dave@decoscuba.co.uk

DIVE PLAN

Plan status
Not active
Target maximum depth
57m
Planned runtime
120 minutes
Breathing gases
15/55 Dil & O2, offboard 15/55, 50% & 100% (deco gas bailouts shared with buddy so one carries the o2 and the other the 50%).
Decompression / bailout notes
Planned max of 60 minutes deco. ZHLB- GF 70/85

DIVE DETAILS & EMERGENCY PLAN

Dive boat / dive centre
Channel Diver
Dive location
Brighton Marina
Dive date(s)
29/08/2026

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR THIS LOCATION

Country / region
United Kingdom

Important: These location-specific details were supplied by the record owner. Confirm the correct number for the casualty’s actual location and contact local emergency services first.