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Wilfred Darr
Calgary, Canada
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Posted 2018, Jan 05 06:17
If it's flooding so fast "you don't have time to communicate" you better be communicating it! If it's slow enough you think you can control it, tell someone, schedule regular check-in times, so if you loose electrics people know to send someone looking. If the Coastguard/Support know what's up their response will be much quicker and much more efficient when you need it. Don't wait until you finally decide that maybe you should have made that call 5 minutes ago…
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Wilfred Darr
Calgary, Canada
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Posted 2018, Jan 09 07:43
Salts do need to be replaced, but are absorbed more readily when accompanied by sugar. I assume this is what is meant by "flavored water", but in collage we were taught the WHO recommended formula: 1/2 teaspoon salt, 6 level teaspoons sugar (6 teaspoons is 2 tablespoons) 1 quart or liter of clean drinking water. Note that plain salt is not optimum and should only be used where more advanced salt mixtures can not be obtained from the local pharmacy.
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Wilfred Darr
Calgary, Canada
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Posted 2018, Jan 09 09:00
This is a respiratory event occurring in children which happens after water enters the lungs, but long after the child appears to be out of danger, between 1 to 24 hours after the initial event, and can cause death.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/09/health/secondary-drowning-symptoms/index.html
