G'Day, We were practising rescues today in the shark infested waters off the coast of Sydney. Actually there were an unusual number of dolphins present and I'm told thats a good sign that there are few if any sharks around - but is there any sound basis for such a belief? Anyway we decided to try out the hand of God rescue and were suprised at how easy it was, provided you could get to the rescuee in time. Two questions: when doing this rescue 1. Is it good practice to bring the victim up while holding them laid back on the deck? As you might expect reducing the center of gravity in this way made the rescue easier, but we weren't sure if there were other less desirable consequences. It could also be a good position for subsequent CPR or M to M. though it might be necessary to provide support for the back on some kayaks. 2. Can anyone relate stories of when they have had to use such a rescue? One of the concerns we had was how little time there was to get to the victim before they might drown and we did wonder if this rescue was just an exercise or had demonstrable applications. Be glad to hear of peoples experiences with this. Cheers, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jan 03 2009 - 03:14:33 PST
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