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Professor Popsicle Dives Again with Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht

Jan 30, 2018|Dispatch in Depth

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Isabel talks with Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, also known as Professor Popsicle, the world's foremost authority on freezing to death. They discuss the ethics of freezing people, the 1-10-1 principle, and the best way to get out of a sinking vehicle.

For Your Information:

IRB: Institutional Review Board (an administrative body that protects the rights and welfare of human research subjects)

Article in Outside Magazine https://www.outsideonline.com/1821211/meet-prof-popsicle

Demonstrating the 1-10-1 principle on David Letterman (8:20–32:55): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ha0cEwg7y8

Example of a recent save using the MPDS sinking vehicle protocol: https://www.facebook.com/Allhazardsresponse/posts/1971072126478309

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb1bY0Fk9ao

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