Please for the love of god don't ignore dangers
2 people just drowned here recently and I seen a post where some one stated a doctor told them you can't "dry drown" from pool water.
The terms "dry drowning" and "secondary drowning" (medically known as submersion injuries) are often used interchangeably—even by some experts—but they're actually different conditions, says Mark R. Zonfrillo, M.D., MSCE, attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
In dry drowning, someone takes in a small amount of water through his or her nose and/or mouth, and it causes a spasm in the airway, causing it to close up. In secondary drowning, the little bit of water gets into the lungs and causes inflammation or swelling that makes it difficult or impossible for the body to transfer oxygen to carbon dioxide and vice versa. Dry drowning usually happens soon after exiting the water, but with secondary drowning, there can be a delay of up to 24 hours before the person shows signs of distress. Both can cause trouble breathing and, in worst-case scenarios, death.
More important than the difference between the two—Dr. Zonfrillo says they're both equally dangerous, and in fact, some experts reject the terms altogether, and simply refer to them not as forms of drowning, but as submersion injuries—is knowing how to prevent such submersion injuries, and identify when your child is having trouble breathing after a swim. Please teach your kids actual facts instead of bullshit to prevent possible deaths.
The terms "dry drowning" and "secondary drowning" (medically known as submersion injuries) are often used interchangeably—even by some experts—but they're actually different conditions, says Mark R. Zonfrillo, M.D., MSCE, attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
In dry drowning, someone takes in a small amount of water through his or her nose and/or mouth, and it causes a spasm in the airway, causing it to close up. In secondary drowning, the little bit of water gets into the lungs and causes inflammation or swelling that makes it difficult or impossible for the body to transfer oxygen to carbon dioxide and vice versa. Dry drowning usually happens soon after exiting the water, but with secondary drowning, there can be a delay of up to 24 hours before the person shows signs of distress. Both can cause trouble breathing and, in worst-case scenarios, death.
More important than the difference between the two—Dr. Zonfrillo says they're both equally dangerous, and in fact, some experts reject the terms altogether, and simply refer to them not as forms of drowning, but as submersion injuries—is knowing how to prevent such submersion injuries, and identify when your child is having trouble breathing after a swim. Please teach your kids actual facts instead of bullshit to prevent possible deaths.
