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Death by Eskimo Roll?
In Derek Hutchinson’s book, “The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking”, on page 48 while talking about nose clips he states “…in some cases sudden death has been caused by water being driven up the nose”. Really? It makes it sound like we cheat death by not wearing a nose plug. IMO the book is less than impressive, some interesting material, but a lot of “look at me” stuff like he wants to score points to nail some kayaking chicks. Has anyone heard of death by water being driven up the nose while kayaking? |
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Andy Baxter wrote:
In Derek Hutchinson's book, "The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking", on page 48 while talking about nose clips he states "...in some cases sudden death has been caused by water being driven up the nose". Really? It makes it sound like we cheat death by not wearing a nose plug. snip Has anyone heard of death by water being driven up the nose while kayaking? Nope, I did read about death by water in the lungs occurring hours later, up to a day after the victim had gotten (even a little bit of) water in their lungs. But sudden death? Wilko -- Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d s enl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ |
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Wilko writes Andy Baxter wrote: In Derek Hutchinson's book, "The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking", on page 48 while talking about nose clips he states "...in some cases sudden death has been caused by water being driven up the nose". Really? It makes it sound like we cheat death by not wearing a nose plug. snip Has anyone heard of death by water being driven up the nose while kayaking? Nope, I did read about death by water in the lungs occurring hours later, up to a day after the victim had gotten (even a little bit of) water in their lungs. But sudden death? Aka secondary drowning Wilko -- Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d s enl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ -- Dave Manby |
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"Andy Baxter" wrote in message
... In Derek Hutchinson’s book, “The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking”, on page 48 while talking about nose clips he states “…in some cases sudden death has been caused by water being driven up the nose”. Really? It makes it sound like we cheat death by not wearing a nose plug. IMO the book is less than impressive, some interesting material, but a lot of “look at me” stuff like he wants to score points to nail some kayaking chicks. Has anyone heard of death by water being driven up the nose while kayaking? LOL. I have that book, I think. Is that the one where he tells the story of the old guy who points out to him that the boat a few miles offshore is being pushed sideways? Ach noooo....she's movin' sideways! As for the "look at me" attitude, hell's bells, welcome to rec.boats.paddle. |
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KMAN wrote: "Andy Baxter" wrote in message ... In Derek Hutchinson's book, "The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking", on page 48 while talking about nose clips he states "...in some cases sudden death has been caused by water being driven up the nose". Really? It makes it sound like we cheat death by not wearing a nose plug. IMO the book is less than impressive, some interesting material, but a lot of "look at me" stuff like he wants to score points to nail some kayaking chicks. Has anyone heard of death by water being driven up the nose while kayaking? never heard of this. i suppose one could be driven to gag, vomit, then aspirate acidic fluid to get severe enough bronchoconstriction to suffocate. this is highly unlikely, though. the lungs are *very* good about keeping water out. in many cases people drown, not by inhaling water, but simply by being underwater with closed lungs. sounds like a bit of urban (or not so urban) legend. |
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On Soulboater.com this (German language) article was postet recently:
http://www.soulboater.com/sbt2004/co...=7805&lang=deu Below the translated text of the sea kayaker magazine, a doctor explains what happens if you (almost) get water in your lungs. He talks about "dry drowning" and a near drowning where in the case of the "dry drowning" the "Laryngospasmus" in the victim causes to shut off all air to the lungs. This usually also causes a lot of water to go to the stomach. The other situation of the "near drowning", the doctor mentions clear and sal****er "near drownings". Some other articles about the effects of near drowning: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic744.htm http://scuba-doc.com/hypoth.htm (a bit down the page is about "near drowning") Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist... :-) Wilko -- Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ |
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Death by Eskimo Roll?
LOL. Open mouth, insert foot.
--riverman |
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Unfortunately I'm familiar with this since it's what happened to me back in
1996. Strangely though, it was the most peaceful feeling I had ever had in my life when I quit breathing. Coming back to was the scary part. Courtney "Wilko" wrote in message oups.com... On Soulboater.com this (German language) article was postet recently: http://www.soulboater.com/sbt2004/co...=7805&lang=deu Below the translated text of the sea kayaker magazine, a doctor explains what happens if you (almost) get water in your lungs. He talks about "dry drowning" and a near drowning where in the case of the "dry drowning" the "Laryngospasmus" in the victim causes to shut off all air to the lungs. This usually also causes a lot of water to go to the stomach. The other situation of the "near drowning", the doctor mentions clear and sal****er "near drownings". Some other articles about the effects of near drowning: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic744.htm http://scuba-doc.com/hypoth.htm (a bit down the page is about "near drowning") Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist... :-) Wilko -- Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ |
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Didn't we have a long thread here about 6 years back about near-death
drowning experiences folks here had had? --riverman |
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"Andy Baxter" wrote in message
... In Derek Hutchinson’s book, “The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking”, on page 48 while talking about nose clips he states “…in some cases sudden death has been caused by water being driven up the nose”. Really? It makes it sound like we cheat death by not wearing a nose plug. IMO the book is less than impressive, some interesting material, but a lot of “look at me” stuff like he wants to score points to nail some kayaking chicks. Has anyone heard of death by water being driven up the nose while kayaking? Considering how often whitewater kayakers roll, and I've never heard of a single case of a kayaker dying like that, I suspect it's total BS. Sure, there's always a comfort factor--getting water up your nose is not fun, but it won't kill you. (You might cough and sputter a bit after rolling, but you'll be alive!) -Paul |
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