How long can a person live in freezing water?

Question

Or if the water was just a little above freezing?

Answer 1

Hi. Only a few minutes. Most of the Titanic victims died of freezing, not drowning.

Answer 2

This time will vary greatly depending on the person's body mass. It takes more time to cool a 200Lb person's body than to cool a 150Lb person's body. However.......here are the 3 stages of Hypothermia.. The third stage is when a person is suseptible to dying

Stages of Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a gradual process and happens over a period of time. There are stages of hypothermia that the body goes through before lapsing into an unconscious state.

The extent of hypothermia and treatment vary. Consult the following:

Mild Hypothermia

Symptoms:
- The person feels cold.
- Shivers violently.
- Speech may be slurred.

Treatment:
- Move the person to a warm place.
- Remove wet clothing.
- Give warm drinks (not caffeine or alcohol).
- Keep the person warm for several hours.


Moderate Hypothermia

Symptoms:
- Some loss of muscle control.
- Drowsiness.
- Incoherence.
- Sleepiness.
- Exhaustion.
- Shivering may decrease or stop.
- Victim may seem irrational.

Treatment:
- Use all the treatment methods used for a mild case (except warm drinks)
- Cover person with warm clothing and blankets to stop further heat loss.
- Seek medical attention immediately.


Severe Hypothermia

Symptoms:
- The person may collapse.
- May be unconscious.
- May show signs of respiratory distress.

Treatment:
- Keep person prone, on their back and immobile.
- Cover with warm clothing and blankets to stop further heat loss.
- Arms and legs should not be stimulated in any way and the person should be handled with care.
- If the cold blood in the extremities suddenly returns to the core, it could cause cardiac arrest.
- Seek medical attention immediately.

Answer 3

A person wearing a life vest may survive up to 30 minutes in freezing water, depending on how they are dressed, how much body fat they have.

If you don't have a life preserver, most people will lose consciousness or become too weak to swim and drown within 5-10 minutes.

Answer 4

30 minutes in 32 degree water, I think.

The Titanic sank in 28 degree water which would shorten the time even more. Survival in 40 degree water is 1 hour on average.

All this is for fit healthy adult men. Women and fat people would survive a little longer. Children and elderly people shorter.

Answer 5

Most people will become incapasitated in a few minutes and death in a few more. Oddly, very cold water has allowed some people to be revived up to an hour later in a few very rare cases.

Answer 6

Get on on your landlord and tell him you want some heating home equipment put in until the maintenance are performed. He has to offer heating and warm water by applying regulation. if he would not do something , then telephone Social amenities at your close by Council and that they are going to persist with up the difficulty for you with the owner. sturdy good fortune.

Answer 7

technically, i think the water will just slow that persons heart rate so they are still alive for maybe some time... or i could be wrong and that person could just last a few minutes. look up the world record for it.

Answer 8

Without an immersion suit you will be unconscious in four minutes. At that point you will probably drown before you die of hypothermia.