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Re: Announce: Drowning
By:Thomas Duncan
Date: 7/30/2011, 12:21 pm
In Response To: Re: Announce: Drowning (Mike Bielski)

: I traditional Greenland kayaking there is an assisted rescue for a
: panicked/hysterical person where the rescuer literally knocks
: them out by hitting them on the head. The rescue then becomes
: how to rescue an unconscious person. Not kidding.

: m

Mike, thanks for posting the article, and thanks to Dave for the video.

I've never heard of this practice of knocking someone out, can you elaborate on that, where did you read or hear of that? Not that I want to try it, or would advocate such a thing, but I could see where a panicked person would be dangerous. Coming to the decision to knock someone out, it would have to be a last ditch effort I'd think.

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Announce: Drowning
Mike Bielski -- 7/29/2011, 10:33 am
Re: Announce: Drowning
Nick Riccardi -- 7/29/2011, 11:46 am
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Dave Houser -- 7/29/2011, 3:37 pm
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StephenHJ -- 7/29/2011, 4:04 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/29/2011, 5:46 pm
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StephenHJ -- 7/29/2011, 7:36 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/29/2011, 11:29 pm
Re: Announce: Drowning
Mike Bielski -- 7/30/2011, 8:41 am
Re: Announce: Drowning
Thomas Duncan -- 7/30/2011, 12:21 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/30/2011, 7:51 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/31/2011, 1:14 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/31/2011, 2:00 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/31/2011, 2:19 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/31/2011, 3:30 pm
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StephenHJ -- 8/1/2011, 3:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/1/2011, 2:07 am
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ancient kayaker -- 8/3/2011, 11:18 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/30/2011, 4:14 am
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Kevn McAtee -- 7/30/2011, 8:07 pm
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