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Default Sudden Cold Water Immersion may be even more dangerous than hypothermia

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:27:14 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:06:59 -0000, Chuck Gould
wrote:

The shock of the cold water can also cause an
involuntary gasp reflex that can cause victims to inhale water and
drown


Know what this is called?

It's called the Mammalian Dive Reflex


scientific american had an article on this about a decade ago...