On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:12:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:49:10 -0500, John S wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:01:15 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:43:30 -0500, John S wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:58:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John S" wrote in message
om...

The weather up here is turning pretty cold. I still see a few people
hauling
their aluminum outboards out for a day of fishing.

We probably need to caution some of these nimrods in the north about the
dangers of hypothermia.

Maybe this week I'll find some time to post a few links about the danger.

"We probably need...." ?????

You're full of advice for other people, aren't you? What makes you think the
fishermen you mentioned haven't discovered sweaters and thermal underwear?


There is a lot more to learn about hypothermia than just dressing warm. Did
you know that if you take a fall into freezing water your body may
involuntarily gasp for air sucking water into your lungs?

You know what that is called? It's part of something called the
Mammalian Dive Reflex only in reverse.

http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/225

There has been some research into this as being part of the SIDs
cycle.

I didn't know that. My wife, my kids, and myself are all PADI certified
divers though it has been a number of years since we went on a dive. My
daughter was 12 and my son 14 when they received their certification.

Hypothermia was quite a topic in the PADI course and since then, my wife and
I have taken up sea kayaking on the great lakes. I have read a lot about
hypothermia but have never seen that connection. Very interesting.

Just for the hell of it (really to take a bath), I jumped off the back of
the boat on an early spring camping trip into some pretty cold water. Maybe
about 55 degrees or so. What hit me first was a splitting headache. Sheesh,
I couldn't hardly believe how cold the water was and how fast it got to me.
Luckily we were beached and I moved into shore quickly and stood up out of
the water. I reentered the boat from the beached bow.

Needless to say I won't try that again.

Cold water is really, really cold!

I bought an exposure suit a few years ago to use in cold water
situations. I know I look really silly in it, but still...


Can I just imagine please? Heh heh heh!



Regards
John S

I would rather be boating!