Deadly Risk for Swimmers – Death Within Seconds

While safety in or around water is widely publicized, little is mentioned about the most deadly cause of many drownings – Shallow Water Blackout.  This is a condition that most don’t know they have until it is too late.  Many deaths caused by shallow water blackout are put down to whats commonly known as drowning.

Sudden death in the Water could be caused from a Shallow Water Blackout

Everyone is at Risk

of

Shallow Water Blackout

This condition is high in those that practice competitive or repetitive under water breath holding, also known as hypoxic breathing, but anyone in the water can be susceptible to it regardless of their health, age, gender or experience around water. This includes…

  • Swimmers
  • Free divers
  • Spearfishers
  • Navy Seals
  • Search and rescue teams
  • Children having competitions with each other of who can hold their breath the longest

Shallow water blackout kills four times faster than a normal drowning, and is caused by a combination of hyperventilation and holding the breath under water, resulting in oxygen deprivation to the brain that leads to the swimmer going unconscious.  Once unconscious the body slowly sinks to the bottom…

The Swimmer has NO time to Fight for their Breath

As they Don’t Know they Need It

To bystanders everything often looks okay unless you know what to look for.  Even experienced life guards may not detect this before it is too late, unless you are being watched in the water on a one on one basis.

Shallow Water Blackout Prevention – The Whitner Milner Story

End Note: When around Water…

NEVER – Hyperventilate

NEVER – Ingnore the urge to Breath

NEVER – Swim alone

NEVER – Play breath holding games

 

Article written by Wen Dee

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