Mike Clifford Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Volunteers experience the 3 effects of cold water immersion - cold shock, cold incapacitation & hypothermia. Learn how to survive a fall into cold water. Whether falling through the ice while fishing a pond/lake, or going down while wading in freezing water...this is for you. Cold Water Boot Camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O'Donnell Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Mike, You must have seen news footage yesterday on the "Polar Bear Club"! Mark O'Donnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Mike, That is well worth the 10 minutes it takes to watch it. Think of all the times we fished without a preserver sitting on it or stowing it in the boat somewhere. We were lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yeah, it never dawned on me what a difference a preserver makes in cold water. It only stands to reason, but the time it takes for hypothermia to set in is the key. Doesn't happen as quickly as we might think, as the video illustrates. Bobbing around with no muscle control buys precious minutes as opposed to sinking like a log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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