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Greg Fonzeno
BY GREG FONZENO
With the start of the new year, temperatures continue to drop. For boaters who still are getting out on our lakes and rivers, remember that cold water will cool a body 25 times faster than cold air at the same temperature. Water colder than the normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees causes heat loss. Nearly 85% of boating fatalities are due to drowning, and nearly half of those deaths are attributed to the effects of immersion in cold water.
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Using our lakes and rivers can be great in any weather, but there are dangers associated with cold water that could put even the most skilled paddlers and swimmers at risk.
The first step in being prepared is wearing a life jacket, which is as important as wearing a seat belt while driving. A properly fitted life jacket will keep a person’s airway out of the water, which is most important when the gasping reflex begins, and the heart rate and blood pressure rise dramatically, increasing the risk of cardiac arrest. The victim might hyperventilate and find it difficult to get air into the lungs.
Wintertime boaters can prepare for the colder weather by taking the following steps before leaving home: • Dress appropriately and use layers. • Always check the weather report. • Make sure your phone is charged. • Tell someone where you’re going and when you expect to return. • Never go alone. • Always wear a life jacket.
Also, to better prepare for the spring and summer boating seasons, use the cooler months to take a boating-safety class. The local Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a conventional classroom safe-boating class once a month from February through September (as well as a three-day virtual course via Zoom in April, May and July). Information about boating education classes can be requested by emailing the Lake Allatoona Coast Guard Auxiliary at flotilla22pe@gmail.com.
Greg Fonzeno is the public education officer and commander of the local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit (Flotilla 22) at Allatoona Lake.
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