What drowning REALLY looks like

[Twisted Titan]

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May save a life........

[Twisted Titan]

If anybody can expand it to full size

I would appreciate that.


Last year at a water park i had a close call and those visuals are absolutely spot on

[vacuum]

http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5085&d=1373190579

[BrewTech]

If anybody can expand it to full size

I would appreciate that.


Last year at a water park i had a close call and those visuals are absolutely spot on

I got overconfident swimming out into Lake Spokane several years ago...ran out of gas fairly far from shore. If not for the 5mph speed buoy floating out there I'd likely be dead.

Hyperventilating and unable to make any noise is what I remember.

[Twisted Titan]

I was at water park in the wave pool

I got really close to the front and i was off by one inch on a wave

After that every time my head came up another wave was coming down.

A guard was watching me and just before he dove in i manage to get to the side so i could catch my breath

What was scary to me was just how fast things can turn.

On a silver dime

[General of Darkness]

I was at water park in the wave pool

I got really close to the front and i was off by one inch on a wave

After that every time my head came up another wave was coming down.

A guard was watching me and just before he dove in i manage to get to the side so i could catch my breath

What was scary to me was just how fast things can turn.

On a silver dime

Damn TT, glad you made it out ok. When I was a kid, about 7, growing up in communist Yugoslavia, a guy probably mid 20's drowned in a pool. The pool was very murky and could have been underwater for God knows how long. I think he jumped in, hit his head on the bottom, knocked himself out and that was all she wrote. Took the ambulance 20 fucking minutes to get there, which is what it will be like with Obongo care.

Some advice because I use to surf etc. First and foremost, NEVER panic because you exhaust your energy VERY VERY quickly. The more you move etc the more oxygen your body uses and oxygen is your friend so you want to use it sparingly in a crisis situation. Do not fight the situation because nature always wins. If your going to the beach and they say there's rip tide and you're not a good swimmer, stay the fuck out of the water, which leads to using your brain.

[MNeagle]

http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?31865-Drowning-Doesn-t-Look-Like-Drowning&highlight=drowning

TT, your visual chart is excellent. The above thread has formatting glitches that didn't transfer w/ the forum upgrades, but still worth reading.

Swimming lessons are worth every penny, even if it's necessary to repeat levels. Do not skimp!

ETA: Also, it only takes 1 inch of water for a kid to drown. So always watch the little ones near any water.

[Hitch]

I was at water park in the wave pool

I got really close to the front and i was off by one inch on a wave

After that every time my head came up another wave was coming down.

TT, I know exactly what this is like. Ocean beach in San Francisco a few years back. I was trying to surf it and the waves held me down. Each time I'd get near the surface, another wave would break on top of me. Like being in a washing machine. You have no control anymore. After the last wave broke on me, I remember thinking if I don't grab my board I'm not going to survive another wave. Terrifying experience. Glad you are OK, TT.

[gunDriller]

i gave my chickens swimming lessons, because i wanted them to not panic if they ever found themselves floating in water.


from experience swimming in bigger waves, i know that learning not to panic is priority #1.

there's a good description of death-by-drowning in the book "The Perfect Storm".

i perceive it to be one of the most painful ways to die.


i would like to see all G-S.us'ers prepped by being able to swim a mile+.

[Libertytree]

Excellent thread TT.

When I was in Boy Scouts I received very good training for a swimming merit badge, water rescue mb, endurance flotation mb. I'm sure they're still available today if you want to look them up, it's very, very worthwhile. I've never personally ever been close to drowning but twice I've been involved with others that were seriously close to drowning.

The 1st incident I forgot part of my training and that chick almost took me with her she was so panicked, I literally had to slap the shit out of her to get her to calm down so I could get her on her back and tow her to shore at the lake.

The second time a male kid was in trouble, me and my Newf took off down the dock full blast, we both slipped on the wood and into the water. The only way I made it out to the swimmer was the dog pulling me, I thought I had broke my leg but it was just really F'd up, anyway, the kid was almost down for the last time when we got there, by then I could swim better and my adrenaline was pumped to the max. Thank God I had been water trial training with the dog because without his help I know I wouldn't have made out there soon enough and getting back with 60-75 lbs of dead weight would have been an even huger struggle. I held onto his tail and kicked, urging him to get us back to shore. (Edit to add: folks at the dock got the kids lungs free of water and he was fine)

I realize most people don't have Newfs but I urge to approach with caution when coming in contact with a potential drowning victim, they are 2 accidents waiting to happen, even if at 1st they are non-responsive.