Death grip

A death grip is an extremely tight grip, such as that exerted by a person in a panic for fear for their life. This was commonly thought to be a risk when rescuing a drowning person—that they would cling to their rescuer with a death grip which would cause them both to perish. Investigation showed that this did not actually happen in practice and so breaking a death grip is no longer emphasised in lifesaving.[1] The actual behaviour of a drowning person is more passive as they lack the oxygen to take violent action and an instinctive paddling reflex occurs.

For other uses, see Death grip (disambiguation).

References
  1. Keith Monroe (May–June 2003), "The Way it Was: Breaking the 'Death Grip'", Scouting, Boy Scouts of America: 12–13, retrieved December 4, 2012
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