On Tuesday, 15 February 2011 03:41 Jens said: a dragonboat capsized in a Danish fjord (Praestoe) Thanks for the report Jens. This is a spectacular confirmation of the ability of PFDs to keep 50% of the people alive for over an hour - in water as cold as you would ever want not to swim in (2C/36F). Let us hope that there is more good news of those still in treatment. >From other news coverage, it appears that the students were six boys and seven girls - aged between 15 and 17. In my (admittedly not extensive) experience, I would expect many in this category to be easily hypothermic. It would be worthwhile to know what they were all wearing (fabrics, etc) and how their BMI correlated with the time-in-water and their consciousness / core temperatures. Grim reading, but a good opportunity for some learning... Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 14 2011 - 14:38:32 PST
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