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Emergency Preparedness

1. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
2. CAPSIZING AND FALLS OVERBOARD
3. HOW TO RESPOND TO A CAPSIZING EMERGENCY:
4. PADDLER RESCUE TECHNIQUES
5. RESCUE TECHNIQUES FOR STAND UP PADDLERS
6. THE 'REACH-THROW-ROW-GO' RESCUE SEQUENCE
7. USING THROWABLE RESCUE DEVICES
8. COLD WATER IMMERSION AND HYPOTHERMIA
9. THE IMPACT OF COLD WATER IMMERSION
10. HYPOTHERMIA
11. HYPOTHERMIA RESCUE PROCEDURE
12. SURVIVING COLD WATER
13. THE ‘H.E.L.P.’ AND ‘HUDDLE’ POSITIONS
14. HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES
15. HEAT STROKE
16. HEAT EXHAUSTION
17. HEAT CRAMPS
18. DEHYDRATION
19. WATER INTOXICATION
20. RENDERING ASSISTANCE
21. REPORTING BOATING ACCIDENTS
22. CONTINUE YOUR PADDLE EDUCATION!