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Dr Jon Cohen is a member of the Surfing Doctors, and he assembles and sells Shark Attack Slam Packs. So we got going with a few questions about the reality of shark attacks.
WHAT DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND WHEN IT COMES TO A SHARK ATTACK AND ON-THESPOT TREATMENT? People all think that a helicopter and a fancy hospital are going to keep you alive. That doesn’t happen. When an attack goes down, 10
it happens so fast. Most bites are on the limbs, meaning they’re considered “compressible haemorrhage” in the medical world. This means that you can usually stop people from dying with fundamental equipment and straightforward methods.
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST MISTAKES WHEN DEALING WITH ON-THE-SPOT SHARK BITES? Firstly, without actually being involved in saving a