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RescuEAN pods are now deployed as an additional safety aid on the UK's Royal Air Force Sub-Aqua Association's (RAFS-AA) Ascension Island based RIB's.

BACKGROUND:

The RAFS-AA sponsors, provides & maintains a pool of boats/RIBS, compressors and other diving-related equipment on Ascension Island for use by visiting UK Armed Forces sub-aqua diving expeditions. Usually, there are 12-15 expeditions per year, each consisting of 12 divers & lasting 12 days. As a training base - Ascension provides unique, varied and challenging diving opportunities. Given its extremely remote location, the absence of a recompression chamber, unpredictable South Atlantic diving conditions and limited Search & Rescue facilities - diver safety is always paramount. As a result, over recent years the RAFS-AA has invested considerable time, effort and money in improving the quality and safety of the equipment provided. For example, they have recently installed a nitrox membrane compressor and procured EPIRB's (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon's) for all the visiting expedition divers.

However, now that most expeditions are using nitrox, the RAFS-AA have further enhanced safety through the acquisition of a number of RescuEAN pods as a back-up to the emergency O2 kits in the event of them becoming exhausted, especially as some dive sites are a considerable distance/time from the normal RIB launch departure and recovery points. Therefore, emergency O2 would be in limited supply during such long transits from sites such as Boatswain Bird Island to the recovery point.

The RAFS-AA recommends that all Joint Services Sub Aqua Diving Supervisors (SADS) and qualified O2 Administrators learn about the RescuEAN.

Source: RAFS-AA Website...

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INTERNATIONAL DIVERS - Place an order via the new 'product' page and it will be sent to your home address, anywhere in the world, with an estimated delivery period of 5-7 days.

We ship items to the UK, all EEC countries, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Should you NOT be in one of these areas, please contact us as we will confirm the cost of shipping to your home address.

We can supply directly within the UK but there are already a number of stockist's, one may be quite local to you.

Finally, we are developing new stockist's in many countries and will be updating this site over the coming months to let you know where you can find one to see, test or purchase a pod.

For 2010, to compliment the inclusion of the pod in SDI training and the release of the SDI RescuEAN Speciality, there is a SDI/TDI Members area. To access the area for more information and to place an order with SDI/TDI discount, use the form on the SDI Speciality page.

You will receive your password and username within 24 hours...

If you would like to make better use of your time and that of your divers, become a SDI RescuEAN Speciality Instructor and offer your 'onboard' divers an option to complete the Speciality during their free time... Weather and sea permitting!

You don't even need to be a diver yourself... This is a new and unique facility now being offered by SDI, you can become a Non-Diving Speciality Instructor...

See the section at the base of the SDI Speciality page or email Stephen at TDISDIUK@aol.com for more information...

SDI RescuEAN Speciality Instructor Trainers in the UK are Mark Powell (Dive-Tech), Chris Wood and Martin Kerley (RescuEAN).

If you would like to become a RescuEAN Speciality Instructor and are outside the UK, please contact Stephen Phillips at SDI (tdisdiuk@aol.com).

As from 01/01/2010, UK VAT reverted to 17.50%. Orders received after this date will have the new VAT level added by PayPal on checkout.

This only applies to UK and EEC orders...

Following PADI's revisions to their Rescue and Emergency Oxygen Provider courses to include the fact that there is now a unique aid to offer nitrox to both responsive and now NON-RESPONSIVE patients, there is a PADI Distinctive Speciality for the RescuEAN pod. If you're an instructor wanting to offer this to your students or a diver wishing to get the new certification, look at the PADI Distinctive Speciality page

Following requests from many or our customers, we have included an Online Warranty Submission page. Using this facility saves delays and postage too... It will allow us to keep ou aware of any updates or new items...

As a 'Thank you' for the continued support from many BSAC divers and BSAC Clubs, there is a new BSAC Members area. To access the area to place an order with a BSAC Member discount, use the email link on the BSAC Member page.

You will receive your password and username within 24 hours...

It is an effective back-up in the event of an Emergency O2 Kit being in use, exhausted or unavailable when needed most. In some situations, the pod could become the primary rescue aid if Emergency O2 is unavailable. As we are all taught, higher O2 concentrations over the 16/17% given via rescue breaths will benefit the patient until paramedics can take over.

We all know providing emergency oxygen is the standard practice for treating injured scuba divers since it provides vital oxygen to starved tissues and aids in bubble reduction. It is a also a well-documented fact that in dive accident management, early oxygen administration, at the highest concentration available, may be the most significant factor contributing to achieving success when treating diving injuries. What is most surprising to learn from the Report is that less than 50% of all injured divers receive ANY emergency oxygen at the scene and even fewer still receive the oxygen concentration anywhere close to approaching the recommended 100%...

As safe divers, we must all try to better these poor statistics.

If you dive on nitrox away from a club or school and don't own your own O2 kit, then a pod and pocket mask is an ideal aid to carry with you...