2022-Jan-31
Cold Water Kills - You Are Your Own First Responder
Learn life saving information for cold water immersion!
The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) is once again hosting virtual Cold Water Awareness workshops featuring Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht (aka Professor Popsicle), a world-renowned expert in hypothermia. Workshops take place over 2 evenings from 8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. There are three workshops currently open for registration:
- Tuesday February 15th & Thursday February 17th
- Tuesday March 29th & Thursday March 31st
- Tuesday April 19th & Thursday April 21st
For more information or to register, contact Ian Gilson at igilson@rogers.com.
The workshops focus on everything you need to know to survive an accidental cold water immersion and how to help others who may have become hypothermic.
Topics include:
- Understanding the Myths Around Cold Water Immersion and Hypothermia
- How Our Bodies React to Heat and Cold Stimuli
- 4 Ways Our Bodies Lose Heat
- What Happens to Our Bodies When Immersed in Cold Water
- Immersion vs. Submersion in Cold Water
- Cold Water Survival and Thermal Protective Clothing
- Basic First Response…When You’re The Only One Who Can Help!
- The Decision to Stay or Swim When You’re on Your Own
The cost of this online Cold Water Workshop is $75 and participants will receive a certificate of completion.
For more information and to register, go to the Canadian Safe Boating Council website, here.
Watch Professor Popsicle tackle some of the issues in this short video: