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Ice and Cold Water

1. Ice that has been covered with snow early in the season will be safer than bare ice.
    True False

2. What colour ice is the strongest?
     White opaque Blue or clear

3. Which activity accounts for the highest number of cold water immersion deaths?
     Boating Walking or playing on ice

4. Most fatalities who were walking or playing on lake or river ice had an adult with them who was unable to save them.
     True False

5. At what temperature does cold water immersion (without thermal protection) start to be life-threatening?
     5 C 15 C



Check the correct answers.


Safety Canada
(October 2006)

Drownings and other water-related injuries in Canada, Module 2: Ice & Cold Water. Canadian Red Cross, 2006.

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