On Mar 25, 2007, at 4:29 PM, skimmer wrote: > It is reported that: > > 55% of cold water deaths are due to the combination of cold shock > and subsequent swimming failure. Hypothermia, dropping core > temperature, accounts for 25% of deaths and 20% of deaths are > due to "post rescue collapse", the effects of pulling a chilled > individual out of the water improperly and other effects of lung > damage, and damage to the blood vascular system etc. I remember seeing on TV a story about a lady who could swim in Antarctic water. They also observed a guy who would go into a glass box and they would pour ice in all around him and he could stay in there for long periods of time. I don't remember the details of how this was possible, but in effect they had trained themselves to do this. It kind of makes me wonder about the possibilities... Paul Montgomery paul_at_paddleandoar.com http://paddleandoar.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 26 2007 - 05:37:22 PDT
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