The Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team (WCSart) reported that his members recently had to save two older women from a hot tub that were on holiday in a cabin in the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky.
Why it matters
In a message on Facebook, WCSart said that it posted about the story as “a warning and educational moment” about the safety of bubble baths, including a maximum SOAK time of 15 to 30 minutes and to ensure that someone who enters the hot tub can leave it later, especially if they can have some disabled or pre-existing condition.
“Hyperthermia and Hittkoppel can be fatal, and this story could have ended much differently without the quick thinking of anyone involved in this salvation,” the group advised in his post.
WCSart describes itself as “Kentucky’s most important voluntary technical rescue team, active in the beautiful Red River Gorge.” The group specializes in finding missing people and rescues from different dangerous situations, including high corner and fast water situations, according to The New York Times.
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What to know
WCSart received a call for help on August 20 around 8:40 PM Local time and said in his Facebook message that it was a “first” for the group.
Some women, all over the age of 80, were on holiday in a hut and used his hot tub when two of them suffered from hyperthermia due to existing conditions.
The women in the bath were overheated and did not respond to their friends. One person remained in the water to ensure that the women did not slide under the surface and drowned while the other called for help.
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) was not immediately available when contact was made, but the caregivers and WCSart van Real Estate, together with the Wolfe County Sheriff office, arrived on site to help.
By the time WCSart arrived, the women were removed from the tub and reacted one of them, while the other was considered in critical condition. Fortunately, one WCSArt team member was also an EMT and could both judge.
The team brought the crucial woman in a cold shower, which WCSart has supplemented by also applying ice to the woman, while the woman who had proven more more responses and got ice until she could go outside, where the team dropped her down.
The two women started recovering after 20 to 30 minutes from the treatment of cold water, at which point they were transferred to EMS and were taken to a local hospital.
What people say
Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team in a message on its website wrote: “Hot Tubs offer a fantastic way to relax, but don’t forget to limit the SoAK times. The recommended maximum immersion time is between 15-30 minutes. Make sure you are able to leave the bubble bath as soon as you enter, especially if you have any form of handicap. Hyperthermia could be otherwise, and this story could otherwise be fatal,
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