"Dry Drowning"

RE: "Dry Drowning"

Former Member — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:14:21 GMT

Thank you for the "heads-up". I will sure to keep a closer watch on my daughter after her swims.

RE: "Dry Drowning"

ande — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:17:22 GMT

never heard of that what a shock how awful my heart goes out to the family From: www.msnbc.msn.com/.../

RE: "Dry Drowning"

Former Member — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:06:41 GMT

My real mom was a ER nurse. I remember once when I was a little kid, her coming home very upset because one of her coworkers had a son drowned. He had been swimmign and took a nap. He never woke up. I don't remember the detail but I think his lungs were almost completely full of lake water. I wish I coudl remember more but the age of 4 was a long time oga.

RE: "Dry Drowning"

Iwannafly — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:50:15 GMT

This boy actually drowned. He did not dry drown. Dry drowning is caused by spasms in the larynx closing the airway (or by the shock of cold water stopping the heart as the other theory has it). www.snopes.com/.../drydrowning.asp

RE: "Dry Drowning"

Former Member — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:09:02 GMT

Hmm? Interesting. One would think that decreased lung capacity would be most dangerous while the body is being stressed (swimming?) and not while sleeping.