Four of the world's top experts in cold water survival, speaking directly to the camera, tell you the latest research that you should be aware of, so you, or someone you love, can survive an unexpected plunge into cold water.

Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht
University of Manitoba

Dr. Chris Brooks
Survival Systems Ltd.

Dr. Michel Ducharme
Defence Research & Development Canada

Dr. Peter Tekuisis
Defence Research & Development Canada

A training DVD for skiers, snowboarders, snowmobiliers, and skiers

Eight of the world's top experts in avalanche safety, speaking directly to the camera, tell you the latest research that you should be aware of, so you, or someone you love, can avoid or escape an unexpected encounter with a deadly avalanche.

Sylvia Forest
Public Safety Co-ordinator, Glacier National Park

Grant Statham
Avalanche Risk Specialist

Dr. Bruce Jamieson
University of Calgary

Abby Watkins
Mountain Guide

Rich Marshall
Mountain Guide

Gord Irwin
Rescue Specialist

Rod Plasman
Alpine Club of Canada

Colin Zacharias
Mountain Guide

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SMALL CRAFT: COLD WATER

• Dramatic action:
  • Two canoeists who upset far from shore,
  • Two fishermen who overturn their boat,
  • A board sailor who goes out too far in big water
• All suddenly face possible death

• In-the-water demonstrations by Coast Guard personnel show the features & advantages of various PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) for different activities & conditions.

• A “likely victim” sequence covers the major mistakes that lead to fatal boating accidents.

HYPOTHERMIA: OUTDOOR KILLER

• (The “on land” counterpart to "Cold Water Can Kill" & "Small Craft: Cold Water")
  
  
• Dramatic action:
  • A rain-drenched woman hiker,
  • A soaked and lost hunter,
  • Exhauseted cross-country skiers,
• All face death by hypothermia.
  
  
• Teaches viewers how to prevent & treat hypothermia, the dangerous body cooling caused by outdoor activity in cold, wet and windy conditions

COLD WATER CAN KILL

• Dramatic action:
  • A cold water canoeing accident results in death
  • A family boat overturns, but the family is saved because they are prepared for a cold-water accident.
    
    
• Teaches viewers how to prevent and treat immersion hypothermia, the life-threatening cooling of the body core that occurs when a person is immersed in cold water.

EMERGENCY SURVIVAL IN WINTER

• Dramatic action:
  • A stranded pick-up truck driver,
  • Two women skiers sustain an injury
  • Two young, out-of-gas snowmobilers get stuck outdoors far from quickly available help.
    
    
• Gives basic survival skills for
  • Persons who may skid off the road
  • Be lost or stranded outdoors
• In a rural or remote area in winter.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE OUTDOORS

• Dramatic action:
  • A hiking party is faced with a severely injured member to care for and evacuate
  • A near-drowning victim must be evacuated after a canoe accident.
    
    
• Deals with
  • Basic first aid
  • Emergency evacuation decisions & procedures to be followed after an outdoor recreational accident when medical help is not immediately available.