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Re:A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys ... by wallflower on Saturday July 14, 2018 @04:52AM (#17529466)
> So we decided to put them on a stretcher, with a full face mask, with pure oxygen on a positive pressure.

Positive pressure means that any water getting into the mask would be flushed out. This first-person account seems to clarify that the kids were almost always on a stretcher while on land. But what about the underwater portions? I can't even imagine as a kid (or even adult) diving into the equivalent of no-visibility iced coffee. This Nytimes detailed recap seems to indicate the stretchers were also used during the "sumps" (underwater portions)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/world/asia/thailand-cave-...

The Thai Navy Seals released their video of the unprecedented rescue operation this past week. It has no sound, and it is a perspective into how many individuals contributed to the success of the team effort. You can see the sked described in the article (a stretcher used for search and recovery) and the zip line/winch/pulley systems that were used throughout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM2u2phHr2k

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Re:A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys ... by PeterisP on Saturday July 14, 2018 @08:32AM (#17530073)
The article mentions that they were strapped down. So it wasn't them "diving", it was them being pushed/pulled underwater while tied down to a stretcher - which also prevents them from e.g. removing the face mask in panic. Makes sense that sedation would be necessary, these are perfect conditions for freaking out.
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Re:A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys ... by fwdpropaganda on Saturday July 14, 2018 @07:29AM (#17529884)
I read an account elsewhere that claims that they were transported strapped to stretchers the entire time, including underwater, and that furthermore they were sedated (but conscious) to reduce probability that they would panic while being carried underwater.

Trip of a lifetime.

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Re:A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys ... by ChristianBundy on Saturday July 14, 2018 @10:32AM (#17530476)
Skeds are a pleasure to work with compared to other litter systems. For the curious, here's the product page for the one in the video (or similar):

https://skedco.com/product/sked-reg-stretcher-od-green-stret...

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Re:A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys ... by jonhendry18 on Saturday July 14, 2018 @12:48PM (#17531049)
So basically they used an open version of Musk's submarine.
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Re:A rescue diver on what it was like to save the Thai boys ... by tim333 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @08:51PM (#17537981)
It seems a little surprising to use pure oxygen. I wonder why that rather than air which is usually used in diving.
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