Thursday, June 06, 2013

Dry drowning—I’d never heard of it

“According to the Centers for Disease Control, some 3,600 people drowned in 2005, the most recent year for which there are statistics. Some 10 to 15 percent of those deaths was classified as “dry drowning,” which can occur up to 24 hours after a small amount of water gets into the lungs. In children, that can happen during a bath.”

http://www.today.com/id/24982210/ns/today-today_health/t/boys-death-highlights-hidden-danger-dry-drowning/

Signs:

1) Difficulty breathing

2) Extreme fatigue

3) Changes in behavior

In an active child, these signs would be hard to spot.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

another of your cheery thoughts for the day Gad you are gloomy

Norma said...

Boy are you strange. This is a public service that might save a life and you complain about it being gloomy. Do you drive teenagers to abortionists and call it a service?

Anonymous said...

Your trolls won't like anything you write.