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Friday, November 6, 2009

Body Recovery

In most cases, a 911 call reporting a drowning on a lake or in a river means recovery. But a couple of developments might make departments reconsider their approach to these responses. The first is that there's a changing understanding in how fast drowning occurs. Typically, a drowning victim will die in less than six minutes from a lack of oxygen. However, something called Mammalian Dive Reflex may keep submerged people alive for 60 minutes or longer. According to WebMD, when a body plunges into water 70°F or colder, its metabolism slows and blood flow is diverted only ...

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