Vomiting After a Lunchtime Brandy
Incident Date
1907-02-05
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 |