Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So Steve, One should not drink and dive? SonC > a couple thoughts... assuming that there is true documented increased > survival with alcohol in the body... > > 1. as Doug Herr said... alcohol will cause vasodilation and increase > the rate of heat loss...that's a negative for alcohol... however see > below...*** > > *** on the other hand !! rapid chilling can paradoxically help > survival as in cold water drowning with its better outcome... > > 2. but death with hypothermia often occurs due to cardiac arrythmia, > as the core temperature decreases through a critical range... > possibly alcohol reduces the chance of arrythmia...that's a plus for > alcohol...and that may apply to the specific subgroup you refer to... > that had increased survival... > > Steve - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html