Hsa Dive Buddy Manual
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HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL DIVE BUDDY MANUAL FOUNDED 1981 HSA WEBSITE FEATURES Tabs on left Support HSA Learn to Dive OWSD Become an HSA Professional o Course Director o Instructor o Dive Buddy Dive Buddy Programs HSA Training Centers Find a Course Director Find an Instructor Find a Divemaster/AI Find a Dive Buddy Tabs at Top Login / Contact Us About Us o Mission Statement o HSA History o Founder’s Message o HSA Team Training Schedules o Instructor Training Courses o Dive Buddy Course HSA WEBSITE FRONTPAGE HSA Travel & Store HSA Live You Tube, Twitter & Facebook Tabs on Left Dive Buddy Home Renew Membership Personal Info o Change address, email, etc. Password Reset View my C-card Tab at Top HSA Home – Website Front Page HSA Store o Manuals, Videos, Hats etc. Training Materials Download o Dive Buddy Manual o Dive Buddy Leadership Course o Introduction to Scuba o HSA Reaching Out o Resort Evaluation Form o About HSA Flyer Quick Links – Orange Box Left Find a Member by Name or Location HSA WEBSITE MEMBERS AREA HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL DIVE BUDDY TRAINING COURSE 1104 El Prado, San Clemente, CA 92672-4637 +949-498-4540 [email protected] & www.hsascuba.com & www.facebook.com/HandicappedScubaAssociation TABLE OF CONTENTS COURSE ENROLLMENT FORMS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 History & Purpose ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Course Overview ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Psychological Adjustment to a Physical Disability --------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Shaping Diver/Buddy Relationships -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Disability Types ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Spinal Cord Injury ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Quadriplegia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 Spinal Cord Diagram ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Paraplegia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 Decubiti & Bladder Care ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Bowel Care ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 Exaggerated Reflex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Orthostatic Hypo-tension (Low Blood Pressure) ----------------------------------------------------- 17 Hyperreflexia, Autonomic Dysreflexia (High Blood Pressure) ------------------------------------------ 17 Hemiplegia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 Head Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) ----------------------------------------------------- 19 Developmental Disabilities --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Autism ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Cerebral Palsy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 Amputations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23 Hearing Impaired ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Sight Impaired, Blind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Tactile Communication for Underwater ---------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Muscular Dystrophy (MD) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Cancer Patients ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Multilevel Certification, an explanation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 In-Water Diving Considerations --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Gas Laws, Sunburn & Overheating ---------------------------------------------------------------- 42 Hypothermia, Abrasion & Tissue Breakdown ----------------------------------------------------- 43 Special Considerations Equipment --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 Accessibility Considerations --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 Boat Access ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 Open Water Considerations --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 HSA Confined Water Exercises ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54 HSA Open Water Exercises -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 DIVE BUDDY COURSE RECORD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------63 HSA Guidelines for Safe Scuba Diving --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 HSA Activities Registration & Hazards & Risks Form ----------------------------------------------------- 66 HSA Medical History Form --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68 HSA Resort Evaluation Form -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 APPENDICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75 Americans with Disabilities Act --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75 Volunteer Protection Act -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 Wounded Warriors Combat Stress Program ------------------------------------------------------79 PRIME MINISTER of CANADA Letter of Support ------------------------------------------------------ 80 HSA/COUSTEAU Film Freedom in Depth ------------------------------------------------------ 81 HSA/COUSTEAU Film To Fly in Freedom ------------------------------------------------------ 82 DIVE BUDDY EXAM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------84 HSA MISSION STATEMENT FOUNDED IN 1981, THE HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING OF THE ESTIMATED 58 MILLION AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES, and MILLIONS OF OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD, THROUGH THE EXHILARATING SPORTS OF SCUBA DIVING, SNORKELING & TRAVEL. MADE UP OF OVER 10,000 SPECIALLY TRAINED UNDERWATER EDUCATORS, DIVE BUDDIES, AND SCUBA DIVERS WITH DISABILITIES, LOCATED IN OVER 40 COUNTRIES, THE HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION’s UNIQUE ALL-INCLUSIVE AQUATIC THERAPY & REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ASSURE THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE QUALITY TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND DIVE TRAVEL ADVENTURES. The HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION is a Not-For-Profit 501 (c) 3 Corporation Author James A.F. Gatacre, HSA Founder, Instructor CD1-0001 Medical research Patricia R Gatacre Contributors Larry Thompson HSA A-0077 Ken Force HSA A-0047 Michelle Galler HSA C-0006 Julie Mora Perez HSA C-0041 Susan Langford Jones HSA I-0547 Denise Dowd, OT HSA CD10-0010 Hubert Chretien HSA CD23-0820 Lucia Sodré HSA CD15-0454 Natan Cohen, MD HSA CD40-2338 Felicia Kostecky HSA CD132-2808 Scott Taylor HSA CD11-0182 Carol Huserik, CTRS HSA I-2514 Stewart W Snyder III HSA CD09-1050 The contents of this Manual are the property of the HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION, and are copyrighted. No reproduction is permitted without the express written permission of the author, James A.F. Gatacre. The First ITC Key Largo Florida taught by Jim Gatacre June 19-20, 1986 Jayne Martin, Susan Papes, Bill Harrigan, Jim Campos, D.J. Morin, Marie Louise Morandi Long, Bill Batina and Ken Force HISTORY & PURPOSE The founder of HSA is Jim Gatacre, NAUI Instructor #CD-6969. In his own words, “I started diving in 1973 as a result of my own disability and have spent my entire diving career assisting, teaching and sport diving with handicapped students and divers. I have a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of California at Irvine, and taught Marine Biology for two years at the Dana Point Marine Science Laboratory, Orange County Department of Education (California). I founded the HSA in 1981.” The HSA’s History and Purpose are as follows: The HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION HSA had its genesis in 1975 at University of California-Irvine as a research pilot program looking at self-image changes. All participants, with or without disabilities, were expected to perform all training exercises. Two classes were conducted & the program ended. For the first class in 1975 we were unable to find a boat Captain willing to take us out for training dives. HOW FAR HAVE WE COME? Two decades later, the Kona Aggressor Live Aboard yacht was retrofitted to accommodate