You need to undress slowly and dive into the font, while you should not wet your head or stand in water for more than a minute, and also do not drink alcohol. Lyudmila Salamatina, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor, specialist in functional diagnostics at the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the Federal Budgetary Institution, told socialbites.ca.
“First you have to take off your trousers, then your hat. Take off your jacket, then your shoes and socks. It is not recommended to wet your head and face, especially the back of the head, where the brainstem is located – the heart and respiratory centers are located here. “After diving, you should immediately go to a warm room, dry your body, quickly put on woolen and cotton fabrics and drink warm liquid,” says Salatinatina.
The stay in icy water should ideally be 30-60 seconds, no more. It is also important to remember that drinking alcohol after such a cold shock is strictly contraindicated. You should not hope that swimming in icy water will strengthen your immune system: this only occurs in people who constantly swim in winter, the doctor said.
Also about which groups of citizens can afford to swim in the ice hole and how to do it correctly, doctor Salamatina said In an interview with socialbites.ca.
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