Greg Barlow wrote:
I worked as an ER tech back in the late 70's, and treated a number of patients who had been intubated. No, what I experienced was bloody sputum that had a few bubbles. It was not frothy at all. My guess is that I had irritated my trachea, and possibly the uppermost section of the bronchi, from the inhaled water. The sputum was not pinkish and frothy as would be seen from any form of pulmonary edema.
Still...Not a good experience, especially while submerged.
Greg
Greg's description is pretty accurate for mine as well.....I have seen divers with DCS and one with an embolism and mine was not like that.......More like when you have an upper respiratory infection and you cough and cough and cough and eventually spit and stuff gets some blood in it..
Doing it right should include some common sense, not just blindly following specs and instructions. .Gary D, AWAP on SB