How Does a Dry Drowning Happen?

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Dry Drowning and Secondary Drowning More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by David Sones | permalink
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WebMD explains how to recognize the warning signs of dry drowning and secondary drowning, which can happen hours after your child has left the pool.
Tags: dry drowning, secondary drowning, dry drowning symptoms, secondary drowning symptoms

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/children/features/secondary-drowning-dry-drowning ^[1]

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Dry Drowning, Secondary Drowning FAQ More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Tom Rockey | permalink
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Many people don’t realize that people can drown even after they’re out of the water. It’s a rare phenomenon known as “dry drowning” or “secondary drowning.” WebMD explains.
Tags: dry drowning, secondary drowning

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20140602/dry-drowning-faq ^[2]

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Dry Drowning: What Every Parent Needs to Know - ChildrensMD More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by y Goat Tuber | permalink
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It’s not often that I beg parents to bring their kids into the ER, but that’s exactly what I did when I heard about a child with a dry-drowning episode. He knew how to swim but he inhaled some pool water by accident. He coughed a bit, but a few minutes later was back in …

For further reading: http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/toddler-pre-school/dry-drowning-every-parent-needs-know/ ^[3]

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Delayed drowning can happen hours after a water mishap More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by iceocean | permalink
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Symptoms of secondary or delayed drowning include persistent coughing, difficulty breathing, a child's face or lips changing to blue, purple or white, or the child just seeming lethargic.

For further reading: http://www.app.com/story/life/wellness/2014/06/24/drowning-delayed-water-safety/11225205/ ^[4]

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How to spot symptoms of dry and delayed drowning More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Nico Roest | permalink
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Swallowing even small amount of water into your lungs is serious, children have been known to have died up to 24 hours after getting water into their system. There might be some differentiation bet...

For further reading: http://www.swimmersdaily.com/2011/07/03/how-to-spot-symptoms-of-dry-and-delayed-drowning/ ^[5]

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Dry Drowning Deaths More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Louise Bartlett | permalink
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Account of a 10-year-old boy's death explains dry drowning and its symptoms.
Tags: dry drowning, drowning, oxygen, heart, throat, urban legends archive, hoaxes, scams, rumors, urban myths, folklore, hoax slayer, mythbusters, misinformation, snopes

For further reading: http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/drydrowning.asp ^[6]

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Secondary drowning: Know the symptoms - CNN.com More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Bju 00f 8rn Miljeteig - Olssen | permalink
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Secondary drowning can happen one to 24 hours after a swimmer leaves the pool. Learn the symptoms of secondary drowning.
Tags: health, Secondary drowning: Know the symptoms - CNN.com

For further reading: http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/health/secondary-drowning-symptoms/ ^[7]

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1. http://www.webmd.com/children/features/secondary-drowning-dry-drowning

2. http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20140602/dry-drowning-faq

3. http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/toddler-pre-school/dry-drowning-every-parent-needs-know/

4. http://www.app.com/story/life/wellness/2014/06/24/drowning-delayed-water-safety/11225205/

5. http://www.swimmersdaily.com/2011/07/03/how-to-spot-symptoms-of-dry-and-delayed-drowning/

6. http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/drydrowning.asp

7. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/health/secondary-drowning-symptoms/