There's an interesting item in "The Checkup" in today's
Washington Post regarding canoers, kayakers and rafters who imbibe while pursuing their sport.
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"Boating? Skip the Booze
"If your Memorial Day plans include time on the
water in your canoe,
kayak or raft -- and I hope they do! -- you might want to leave the cooler at home.
"A
study in last week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that of 38 people who died while canoeing, kayaking, or rafting in
Maine in 2006, fewer than a third were wearing life jackets, and 5 had blood alcohol levels that exceeded the
legal limit for driving or
boating.
"Twenty-three of the deaths were by drowning after capsizing; 8 people died after falling
overboard.
"And, for the
record, 92 percent of those who died were guys."
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For the entire piece, go to:
The Checkup
TaoJones