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Eric Krewson:
I was breaking ice to put my duck decoys out years ago, as I got waist deep i could tell there was hole in my waders about crotch high. I thought "I am tough" and decided to see how long I could tolerate the freezing water filled waders, I made it 30 minutes and was so cold I could barely hold my gun.
I picked up my decoys and hurried home, I only lived about 10 minutes from the duck hunting area. I spent the next few hours trying to get my core temp back up, even a hot shower didn't work quickly to stop the shivering.
I learned a lesson about hypothermia, it is bad stuff.
StickMark:
During the Battle of the Atlantic, some sailors were rescued from the cold water. Warmed by showers, dressed in warm clothes, eating warm soup, some still started dying right at the dinner table of a ship. The core temperature still plummeted, after all that, and some died.
Marc St Louis:
I was pond jumping (going from one Beaver pond to another looking for Ducks) in my 20's in late Oct., ice was starting to form on the ponds. I'm pretty sure I regretted this one shot just after I pulled the trigger, I was never one to leave something I shot if I could get to it. No Dog so I stripped to my underwear, the pond was fairly shallow. Fortunately the ice was pretty thin and was only for a few feet on shore. My legs were pretty red when I got out of the water but it didn't take me long to warm up, I didn't shoot another Duck that day though.
If you're not used to cold it can mess you up
PaulN/KS:
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on July 23, 2021, 03:25:06 pm ---If you're not used to cold it can mess you up
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After being stationed a year and a half on tropical Guam I was sent to 1st Class Dive School, then in DC, in February. We were sent down river on a salvage training project in April right when a cold spell hit. Waves were washing up on the sunken boat and freezing on the deck. I get sent over the side to do a hull inspection in a wet suit and a "Jack Browne" rig. Wet suit rips up the back but dumb me stays in the water and finishes the inspection. Took about 1/2 an hour.
Yeah, I learned about hypothermia the hard way that day. They took me down to the engine room and I stayed by the little package boiler for an hour or two.
Sometimes I wonder how I got to be so old after being so dumb when I was younger... ???
willie:
--- Quote from: StickMark on July 23, 2021, 01:21:24 pm ---During the Battle of the Atlantic, some sailors were rescued from the cold water. Warmed by showers, dressed in warm clothes, eating warm soup, some still started dying right at the dinner table of a ship. The core temperature still plummeted, after all that, and some died.
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the causes of death from rapid rewarming are not well understood, but it is seen as preventable nowadays, and not a result of dropping core temp.
--- Quote ---Do not rewarm the person too quickly, such as with a heating lamp or hot bath.
Don't attempt to warm the arms and legs. Heating or massaging the limbs of someone in this condition can stress the heart and lungs.
Don't give the person alcohol or cigarettes. Alcohol hinders the rewarming process, and tobacco products interfere with circulation that is needed for rewarming.
from the Mayo Clinic Minute
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