- Date
- 2005-05
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimehealthcareemergency-managementcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island EMS published spring boating guidance explaining the dangers of cold-water shock and rapid heat loss and urging readers to wear life jackets, avoid boating alone, tell someone their plans, and carry dry clothing.
Evidence limits
This is public safety guidance, not a report of a particular rescue or a local drowning statistic.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2005, "Cold Water Dangers – a reminder to be safe on the water from the Beaver Island EMS."Ken Bruland explains cold-water shock, heat loss, life jackets, staying still, not boating alone, and carrying warm dry clothes. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the EMS safety guidance.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island EMS publishes cold-water boating safety guidance”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ems-cold-water-safety-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2005, "Cold Water Dangers – a reminder to be safe on the water from the Beaver Island EMS." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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