Matt Broze wrote: > Has anyone ever died from being strangled by a dry suit they tried on and > couldn't get it off before they passed out? Seems like a possibility to me. > How about just making bad decisions because the brain wasn't getting enough > blood? I make bad decisions all the time ... no need to deprive my brain of blood to get that to happen! Seriously: Tuesday I paddled vigorously for four hours with an over-tight neck gasket -- so tight it was difficult to swallow. Even if it had been a lot tighter I would still have been able to get air, by slipping a finger through it near my Adam's apple. And, blood flow occurs via the carotid arteries, more protected than the airway. I've been hypoxic enough (at altitude) to prompt brain slowdown, so I know what that's like. Not anywhere near that state with my over-tight gasket. Because the gasket has to fit over your head to reach the neck, plenty of warning of an over-tight gasket. Doubt anybody has ever strangled from that. [There have been times when my paddling partners have wanted to strangle me, but that's a different story!] -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 28 2000 - 02:21:29 PST
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