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#16
April 7th, 2008
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I can definately second the float thing. I recently made one for holding my stringed fish, and its got a bungee on top for putting gatorade/water and/or a banana. Best part is its made out of an old beginner surfboard (seems like its for 10-12 year olds) and its foam. And its got plenty of floatation to grab onto it and chill for a while.
Thanks for all your input! I'm sure Alexrom will chime in?? -John
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April 7th, 2008
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Yep definitely. If you block then no water should enter the mouth and potentially enter the lungs. If you don't block then water might get in and then it's a completely different kettle of fish, the BO victim will have a much much harder time trying to breath if/when they wake up, and also there is the chance of secondary drowning later on, even hours after the initial event.
You can't hurt them more by blocking the mouth/nose while rescuing them, and if they were conscious they would have their mouth shut anyway. Cheers, Ben
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April 21st, 2008
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Started a new thread with some Samba videos....good thing to know what to expect. All the rescuers seem very calm and collected in each video, so they obviously knew the techniques and the signs of distress. This was the first time I'd seen something like this and I was freaked out at first
 so better to get some exposure now, rather than when/if it happens in real life.http://forums.deeperblue.net/general...tml#post707124
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