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| ====== Cold Water Paddling ====== | ====== Cold Water Paddling ====== | ||
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| * [[:stories:hypothermia_article_2010|Subject for 2010 Article]] | * [[:stories:hypothermia_article_2010|Subject for 2010 Article]] | ||
| * [[:stories:hypothermia_2010|Subsequent discussion of Hypothermia]] | * [[:stories:hypothermia_2010|Subsequent discussion of Hypothermia]] | ||
| - | - **Cold Incapacitation** - often described in reference to drownings where people without life jackets lose the capacity to swim, but can be equally as deadly in terms of losing coordination for remounts, paddling, making a fire ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Build_a_Fire|To Build a Fire]])… | + | - **Cold Incapacitation** - often described in reference to drownings where people without life jackets lose the capacity to swim, but can be equally as deadly in terms of losing coordination for remounts, paddling, making a fire ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Build_a_Fire|To Build a Fire]]), making the decision to call for help,… |
| * **The following 2 stories** emphasize the underestimated risk of **cold incapacitation** for very experienced paddlers (who have not adequately guarded against cold risk) even while they are staying completely or mostly upright but exposed to long term cold, another way cold can also be deadly - in part because it can sneak up on you if given the opportunity. The risk is of course greatly accelerated for paddlers during an extended swim in cold water. | * **The following 2 stories** emphasize the underestimated risk of **cold incapacitation** for very experienced paddlers (who have not adequately guarded against cold risk) even while they are staying completely or mostly upright but exposed to long term cold, another way cold can also be deadly - in part because it can sneak up on you if given the opportunity. The risk is of course greatly accelerated for paddlers during an extended swim in cold water. | ||
| * [[:stories:lawler_loch_ness|Ivan Lawler's Brush with Cold Incapacitation in the Great Glen Challenge]] | * [[:stories:lawler_loch_ness|Ivan Lawler's Brush with Cold Incapacitation in the Great Glen Challenge]] | ||
| * [[https://tcsurfski.com/2020/10/25/a-very-cold-virtual-chattajack/|Billy Belinger's 4hr Back Country River Race in Cold Conditions]] Losing Coordination (Paddle stroke catching crabs, etc.) | * [[https://tcsurfski.com/2020/10/25/a-very-cold-virtual-chattajack/|Billy Belinger's 4hr Back Country River Race in Cold Conditions]] Losing Coordination (Paddle stroke catching crabs, etc.) | ||
| - | - **Hypothermia (**watch [[https://youtu.be/_cm03Vb632I|Richard Forbes video]] (framed above**) ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia|Hypothermia]] has its own stages typically defined by ranges of body temperature and evidenced by symptoms. Symptoms in individuals vary at body temperatures depending on age, fitness, body fat, etc. Stage 1 (mild hypothermia) may overlap with **Cold Incapacitation, **but stage 1 also begins to involve cognition impairment which contains significant risk for paddlers and only gets worse with subsequent stages. If you do not make good decisions early (ask or call for help?) while you are still thinking clearly all these risks will compound. | + | * **Impairment of Judgement ** (in the overlap with hypothermia)is particularly problematic because your ability to recognize and respond to this problem is hindered by this very problem. If you do not react and make decisions while you still have the ability to do so (primary example - calling for help via whatever means available) those options effectively disappear. |
| + | - **Hypothermia (**watch [[https://youtu.be/_cm03Vb632I|Richard Forbes video]] (framed above**) ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia|Hypothermia]] has its own stages typically defined by ranges of body temperature and evidenced by symptoms. Symptoms in individuals vary at body temperatures depending on age, fitness, body fat, etc. Stage 1 (mild hypothermia) can overlap with **Cold Incapacitation, **but stage 1 also begins to involve cognition impairment which contains significant risk for paddlers and only gets worse with subsequent stages. If you do not make good decisions early (ask or call for help?) while you are still thinking clearly all these risks will compound. | ||
| - **Post Rescue Collapse (also termed "Circum Rescue Collapse" because it has been observed shortly before, during and after rescue** Once rescued, after you have been immersed in cold water, you are still in danger from collapse of arterial blood pressure leading to cardiac arrest. | - **Post Rescue Collapse (also termed "Circum Rescue Collapse" because it has been observed shortly before, during and after rescue** Once rescued, after you have been immersed in cold water, you are still in danger from collapse of arterial blood pressure leading to cardiac arrest. | ||
| ==== 1-10-1 Myth ==== | ==== 1-10-1 Myth ==== | ||
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| ==== Risk Denial Even Among the Very Experienced ==== | ==== Risk Denial Even Among the Very Experienced ==== | ||
| - | * **"Not Me" Syndrome** Silent Sports [[http://silentsportsmagazine.com/2016/02/05/get-over-the-not-me-not-today-syndrome/|Magazine article]] about North Face founder, Doug Tompkin's death in cold water. The web site will allow several full views then with subsequent clicks on the web link the site will hide part of the article behind a subscription banner. ([[:stories:silentsports_dtomkins_death|our local copy of full article]]) | + | * **"Not Me" Syndrome** Silent Sports <del>Magazine article</del> (no longer available online - [[:stories:silentsports_dtomkins_death|read our local copy of full article]]) about North Face founder, Doug Tompkins' death in the cold water of the huge General Carrera Lake in Chile. |
| - | * [[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/12/151213-doug-tompkins-chile-north-face-rick-ridgeway-patagonia-yvon-chouinard-death-general-carrera-lake/|Survivor's account]] (National Geographic - access may also be limited now behind a paywall or may insist that you at least provide an email address ([[:stories:natgeo_dtomkins_death|our local copy of full article]])) of incident leading to Doug Tompkin's death due to hypothermia | + | * [[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/12/151213-doug-tompkins-chile-north-face-rick-ridgeway-patagonia-yvon-chouinard-death-general-carrera-lake/|Survivor's account]] (National Geographic - access may also be limited now behind a paywall or may insist that you at least provide an email address ([[:stories:natgeo_dtomkins_death|our local copy of full article]])) of incident leading to Doug Tompkins' death due to hypothermia |
| + | * //[[https://www.patagonia.com/product/life-lived-wild-adventures-at-the-edge-of-the-map-by-rick-ridgeway-hardcover-book/195699340473.html|Life Lived Wild]]// includes Rick Ridgeway's account (Rick was paddling with Doug Tompkins in the double sea kayak that capsized) | ||
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