Posted by Faith on August 29, 19101 at 21:49:44:
In Reply to: Re: Something I'd like to pass on posted by Scott McWilliam on August 27, 19101 at 16:55:07:
First of all, I resent your remark of "find a better pathologist". That was cold and uncalled for.
Second, I understand that a large number of dive accidents are cardio/pulmonary related. What I was not aware of is how many are actually related to respiratory shock and your ignorance on the subject is why so few divers are aware of it. Consider yourself lucky if you have had no complications, I do. However, it is very possible that shoveling your driveway in the middle of winter can do the same thing..so can jogging...and that is why you see joggers drop dead in the winter. People who were in good health...people who jogged all the time are all of a sudden dead. Why? Their body couldn't handle the extrememly cold temperatures on that particular day. The same can be said for hypothermia. Not everyone suffers it in the same amount of time...it is all on how their body handles it. And that is why my husband died and his dive buddy was fine. His body could no longer compensate for the cold air that was being taken in via his regulator. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do to change anything either. You may consider doing some research on this subject before you come back blowing your smart-ass remarks in my face. Your sympathy means little to me when your ignorance is what penetrates your entire reply.
: well no . . . .
: find a better pathologist . . . .
: about 30% of diving accidents are cardio/pulminary related, but if this theory held to be true (a) I would be long dead, and (b) you would have a better chance of dieing shoveling the driveway on a cold day -32F than diving . . .
: I am sorry for your loss, but this looks like a once apone a time in diving story . . . I would like to discuss it with who ever gave this information.
: Kindest regards,
: Scott McWilliam
: : Two Web sites that might be of interest regarding this subject:
: : www.nitroxdiver.com/Library/coldreg.html
: : www.divernet.com/news/items/cold060601.htm