Death grip
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A death grip is an extremely tight grip, such as that exerted by a person in a panic for fear for their life. This was commonly thought to be a risk when rescuing a drowning person — that they would cling to their rescuer with a death grip which would cause them both to perish. Investigation showed that this did not actually happen in practise and so breaking a death grip is no longer emphasised in lifesaving.[1] The actual behaviour of a drowning person is more passive as they lack the oxygen to take violent action and an instinctive paddling reflex occurs. The grip can also be lethal to living things.
[edit] References
- ^ Keith Monroe (May-Jun 2003), "Breaking the 'Death Grip'", Scouting: 12–13, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vPwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13
