Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
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The Instinctive Drowning Response – so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D., is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffocation in the water. And it does not look like most people expect. There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about...
Published on Tuesday 27th of July 2010 10:11:53 PM
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning ( Must Read )
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The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the owners who were swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine, what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!”...
Published on Tuesday 27th of July 2010 10:11:53 PM
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Posted by admin / Under Swimming Pool Sanitation
The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the owners who were swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine, what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!”...
Published on Tuesday 27th of July 2010 10:11:53 PM
Boy Saves Friend From Drowning, Credits SpongeBob (New Jersey)
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Fun in the sun nearly took a deadly turn. But little hero and his love of a certain cartoon saved the day. Reese Ranceray has dreams of being a reporter. But this past Saturday he became the news by saving a 5-year-old neighbor's life at the Borgenicht family pond...
Published on Tuesday 27th of July 2010 10:11:53 PM
Making a splash, the 60-year-old elephant going for his morning swim
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Gliding gracefully beneath the crystal-clear waters this Asian bull elephant cuts a mystical figure. Weighing 3.5 tons and standing at just under four metres, meet Rajan one of the last surviving elephants who helped with logging on the Andaman and Nicobar Island chain near the end of the Bay of Bengal. Photographed by Cesare Naldi, these amazing images show the unique bond between 60-year-old Rajan and 58-year-old mahout (elephant driver), Nasru. In one spectacular image Nasru is seen balancing on the animals tusks as the elephant took a breather on his morning swim. This particular image and resulting series was...
Published on Tuesday 27th of July 2010 10:11:53 PM
"I love the irony — I've spent over 400 hours of my life looking for comets, and haven't found anything, and now, suddenly, when I'm not looking for one, I get one dumped in my lap."...
by Alan Hale
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