Drowning
Drowning refers to death that is caused by fluid obstruction of the airway, usually by immersion in water. The main physiological consequence of immersion in water is hypoxemia; a lowered lev...
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Near-Drowning
Drowning is suffocation that results from being submerged in water or another fluid. Near-drowning is the term for surviving such suffocation.
The number of near-drownings in the United ...
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