[839 lines of unedited post removed by the moderator] went to a lecture on hypothermia, which was presented by a doctor who was a noted expert on the topic. This was given to paramedics for re-certification credit. He mentioned a case where an officer responded to look for two fishermen who capsized their boat mid-winter. He found one by the stream at the bottom of a steep embankment. He evaluated this man who was alert and oriented and not shivering. He decided to help him up the embankment, since he didn't seem too bad. After reaching the road, the man suddenly died of cardiac arrest. The doctor speculated that his core temperature was only moderately low prior to the climb. Exercising resulted in a sudden temperature drop when the cooler blood from the extremities reached the heart. This man was in his sixties, I believe. Bill >He made it back into his condo, but was >found a few days later, still in some wet cloths, on his bed, dead. The >family was told he died of hypothermia. I'd never heard of such a thing. >Anyway, I shut up for the rest of the meal. > >Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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