Vomiting After a Lunchtime Brandy
Incident Date
1973-02-05
Incident Description
1973 Wookey Hole: A diver had a small quantity of brandy during lunch. Diving after lunch he started to vomit just inside Sump 9 but was able to remove his gag and replace it at correct intervals in synchrony with his vomiting.
Lessons Learned
Unexpected vomiting can happen.
| Factors |
|
| Line Management |
Unknown |
| Gas Management |
Unknown |
| Equipment Management |
Unknown |
| Equipment Failure |
Unknown |
| Training |
Unknown |
| Medical |
Major |
| Planning |
Unknown |
| Procedural Error |
Major |
| Cave Environment |
Unknown |
| Weather |
Unknown |
| Other Factor |
Unknown |
