CO poisoning question

[HS]

Is CO poisoning from surfing possible (like from teak surfing) ?

[Andrew]

RE: CO poisoning question

not likely....

[DanielC]

darwin awards

Teak surfing is dangerous, and people have already died from it. The CO does not necessarily kill you, but when you go unconscious, and attempt to breath with your face in the water, you drowned.

[MHayes]

RE: darwin awards

I agree with Andrew.

With teak surfing, the person is very close to the exhaust and thus gets a much greater exposure to the gases. With regular surfing, the person is far enough back that most of the exhaust has dissipated before it gets to them.

[ffmedic74]

RE: darwin awards

I would argue that its possible (although anything is possible). You just have to keep in mind that CO has 240 times the affinity to attach to red blood cells than does oxygen. While traveling behind a boat, the air/ exhaust does mix.

[ffmedic74]

RE: darwin awards

I would argue that its possible (although anything is possible). You just have to keep in mind that CO has 240 times the affinity to attach to red blood cells than does oxygen. While traveling behind a boat, the air/ exhaust does mix.