LIFE PRESERVER FITS NECK (Jul, 1936)
I’m sure that a panicked drowning person is going to be A-OK with someone tying a big life preserver around their neck. I know that when I’m afraid of suffocating the first thing I want to do is constrict my airflow.
LIFE PRESERVER FITS NECK
A LIFE PRESERVER of new design, carried on the back of a life guard, aids in rough-water rescues. When tied around the neck of a swimmer in distress, it buoys him up while being towed, or keeps him afloat until additional aid arrives. The device is effective in saving a bather who handicaps his rescuer by struggling. The illustrations show the preserver in use, and the manner in which it is conveniently worn by a beach guard while on duty.
A lot of people broke their necks when jumping over-board while wearing their ‘life-preserver’…
Comment by Skip F — January 30, 2011 @ 9:32 am
I’m sure that you aren’t talking about this one since its applied by a life guard and not put on before “jumping overboard”.
Comment by Firebrand38 — January 30, 2011 @ 10:59 am