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Article: COLD WATER IMMERSION: THE SHOCKING REALITY
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, Northwest District, issued the following press release:
Think you're a good swimmer? It may not matter if you suddenly and unexpectedly end up in the frigid coastal and inland waters of the Pacific Northwest. Every year, dozens of swimmers and boaters drown in lakes, rivers and coastal waters in the Pacific Northwest. But it may surprise you that many victims don't die as a result of poor swimming skills or the effects of hypothermia, but from the immediate effects of cold water immersion, or cold water shock.
Unlike hypothermia, the effects of cold water immersion can lead to death in just a few minutes and in some cases, ...