Shark!

So relatively flat surf and busy days have kept me in from surfing lately. We had a great session at a place we call Chowders that was reported to be 2 foot surf and blown out. It turned out to be 5+ foot and really fun! Keep up the good work Surfline! Been back to Chowders since then and it hasn't been as good.
I was going to go for an afternoon session at Sunset so I checked the surf report and found this!

http://www.sunsetsurf.com/sharks.asp

Yikes! Big shark equals good news for Bella. We went on a long walk instead.

Shark^

Dolphin^

Here is some good information on sharks and some flimsy advise on what to do in case of a shark sighting.

http://www.sunsetsurf.com/sharks2.asp

In case of a shark sighting I would advise to:

#1 Warn others
#2 Scram!
#3 Go home caffeinate and watch Jaws! with a new sense of terror!

Shark sightings are like rain days. Stay out of the water the next few days and you should be fine.

In case you or someone you know has any sort of an "unfortunate event" start here:

ABC'S in case of emergencies are alway prudent.
Airway
Breathing
Circulation'
Spine

Pressure points are better than tourniquets unless the entire end of the limb is missing. Pressure points are usually where you find the pulse on a patient Femoral Artery, Brachial Artery etc.. Putting serious pressure on these should slow bleeding down without cutting off blood flow in and out of the rest of the limb.
Cutting off blood flow completely for an extended period of time could be dangerous and actually cause loss of whatever limb is left or sepsis. Sepsis is basically poisoning of the blood stream by, in this case untying a tourniquet and letting dead red blood cells back through your circulatory system.
Tangent.
Oo oo oo.

Just clicked on the following link

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm

Cool!