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FYI, Not only did this make it up here but the radio mentioned that this guy's wife (I believe) saved his life by tying off a pumping artery with dental floss! I don't use it on my teeth but I'm gonna throw some in my medical bag from now on! cheers Tony ---------- > From: gmirvine@sa*.ne* > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: spearfishing accident > Date: Tuesday, May 27, 1997 1:01 PM > > My wife was on a trauma team that treated a shark bite yesterday, and > she said it did not look good. Apparently, the guy was spearfishing and > holding a speared fish in his hand when the shark went for the fish. > > She said to me that "when you and I are spearfishing, the sharks seem > so non-threatening", and I told her that was because I always drop the > bag when they show up, and we never touch the fish with our hands. > > I leave a piece of foam in the bag and keep it on a leash that holds > it up and away from me, and clip it off to the dive float otherwise. > > The damage from these injuries, if you do not bleed to death , is > horrifying. The guy who got nailed was in the Bahamas, and had to be > flown to Ft Lauderdale and then ambulanced to the Trauma Center, and > then taken to surgury. Not where you want to be. > > For my diving weekend , Bill mee and I went freediving of of one of > the regular boats. For some rason, Ft. Lauderdale has really clear water > lately.- G > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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