Hypothermia Immersion Course
To break up my journey home, I booked on a Hypothermia Immersion Course at Lochore Meadows Country Park. After a short theory session and safety brief we had 3 practical sessions Cold Water Shock - We only got in for around 30 seconds to watch initial response (I volunteered for this one) before getting warm fairly quickly and easily. 3 minute exposure - 2 willing volunteers (in picture( swam around a bit to see what happens once the shock passes, you catch your breath and you are in the stage where you can swim about. These two hardy souls were warmed up somewhat slower and needed some assistance and warm drinks. As long as you can - The last 2 volunteers (absolute heroes) managed around 6 minutes and needed lots of after care, warm water, full wrap in a blizzard bag and monitoring for some time. Always good to see the stages first hand and absolutely no regrets that I volunteered for the shortest session. Water Temp was 7.9 degrees and Air around 4.5 degrees