Emergent Treatment of Underwater Risks Related to Wet Diver Delivery Vehicle

Abstract

As a kind of diver delivery vehicles with relatively mature technology, the wet diver delivery vehicles have been used in the underwater delivery of diver for underwater military operations. The delivery of diver with semi-closed/closed circuit rebreather by wet diver delivery vehicles is influenced by multiple factors such as equipment and underwater environment, which significantly increases the risk for underwater diver. Although there are many risks and related treatments of underwater emergencies during diving with semi-closed/closed circuit rebreather has been introduced abroad, but the underwater risks related to the wet diver delivery vehicles and their treatments have not been reported so far. Herein, this study briefly introduce the potential risks in each phase of underwater delivery of diver with wet diver delivery vehicle and discuss the preliminary management of these risks, aiming to better understand the potential risks in each phase of underwater delivery of diver and timely treatment of these risks once they occur. This will benefit the future training of frogmen for underwater military operations and be helpful in the reduction of disability and mortality related to adverse events during underwater frogman delivery.

Keywords

• diver
• semi-closed/closed circuit rebreather
• wet diver delivery vehicle
• underwater delivery of diver
• risk