Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]only with a designated diver....Steve >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html