NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Apparent Diving Accident

July 1987

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: Invisible Ink Exercise
Audience: Basic first aid class
Length | Duration: 7 questions | (30 mins. administration + 30 mins. discussion)
Skills Reviewed: First aid, Primary/secondary survey, Diagnosing/treating possible spinal injuries, Communication

You are on a picnic with your family. Some teenagers ask you to help their friend who is hurt. You find a young man lying on the bank of a river. He appears to be partially paralyzed. His friends say he was injured diving into the shallow water. You must decide what to do.

Materials needed:
Instructor Copy
Problem Booklet 1 for each trainee. May be downloaded separately or duplicated from the Instructor´s Copy.
Answer Sheet 1 for each group of 3 or 4 working the exercise. Purchased from MSHA (http://www.msha.gov/Education&Training.htm, MSHAdistributioncenter@dol.gov). You may also duplicate them locally if you or a local print shop have the ability to print invisible ink.
PENIB Developing Pens 1 for each answer sheet. Order from SICPA, Customer Service, 8000 Research Way, Springfield, VA 22153, Phone 1-888-SICPAUS or 1-888-742-7287, pen # "PENIB", a broad tipped developing pen.
Optional Overhead projector and overheads of the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key found in the Instructor's Copy.
Page last updated: September 17, 2008
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division