Drowning

If you are under water long enough, your lungs fill with water and oxygen cannot get into your blood. A lack of blood oxygen can cause brain damage and death. Water in the lungs, especially contaminated water, can damage the lungs.

People can drown in as little as an inch or two of water. Babies can drown in a sink or bathtub. Most preschooler drownings occur in swimming pools. People who have seizure disorders are also at risk in the water. Drowning can happen quickly and silently.

Drowning precautions should include

Fences around pools
Supervising children near any body of water, including tubs
Not swimming or boating when under the influence of alcohol or sedatives
Wearing life jackets when boating
Learning CPR

Drowning on Wikipedia

'''Drowning''' is death due to asphyxia caused by immersion in fluid, usually water. '''Near drowning''' is initial survival of a drowning accident which can lead to serious secondary complications including death; cases of near drowning therefore require attention by medical professionals. '''Secondary drowning''' is death due to chemical and biological changes in the lungs after a near drowning incident or exposure to chemicals. In many countries, drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children under 14 years old.

Occurrences

About 6500 drowning deaths occur in the United States every year, and an estimated 140,000 worldwide. No one is certain about the rate of near drowning incidents. Most of the victims are either young children, especially boys, or young adolescent males. In some regions, drowning follows car accidents as the second most likely cause of injury and death for children. Surveys indicate that 10% of the children under 5 experienced a situation with a high risk of drowning. Males, in general, are much more likely to drown than females. Also, 90% of drownings occur in freshwater. Drowning related injuries are the fifth most likely cause of accidental death in the US. The drowning cases in the US are as follows: *3100 drownings related to swimming *1200 Boating related drownings *700 Scuba diving related drownings *500 Motor vehicle related drownings *1000 drownings of undetermined origin

The drowning process

Situations leading to drowning

Drowning is caused by immersion in fluid. This requires the victim to be immersed in fluid and to be unable or unwilling to rescue him or herself. Most drownings occur when the victim is unconscious or exhausted and unable to access air. This may be, for example, a swimmer who experiences a heart attack while in the ocean, exhaustion and coma due to hypothermia after breaking through the surface of a frozen lake, or merely a Drunkenness person passing out in a ... [ Read More ]

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