Tag: Hydrocution
Hydrocution: symptoms of thermal shock, what to do?
Hydrocution is a form of drowning caused by sudden immersion in cold water. The risk is particularly high when it is very hot, such as in the event of a…
Bathing after eating: do you really have to wait 3 hours?
According to a popular belief that is not based on anything concrete, bathing after a meal would expose you to the risk of drowning. To avoid it, you would have…
Hydrocution: what is it?
the hydrocution phenomenon is also called, perhaps more explicitly, thermal shock. Hydrocution occurs when there is a large difference in temperature between that of the body and that of the…