Dry drowning:10-year-old died more than an hour after getting out of swimming pool

[Contrary1]

I have to wonder how many receipients of the "non-torture" technique of waterboarding suffered a similar fate.


"The tragic death of a South Carolina 10-year-old more than an hour after he had gone swimming has focused a spotlight on the little-known phenomenon called “dry drowning” — and warning signs that every parent should be aware of.

“I’ve never known a child could walk around, talk, speak and their lungs be filled with water,” Cassandra Jackson told NBC News in a story broadcast Thursday on TODAY.

On Sunday, Jackson had taken her son, Johnny, to a pool near their home in Goose Creek, S.C. It was the first time he’d ever gone swimming — and, tragically, it would be his last.

At some point during his swim, Johnny got some water in his lungs. He didn’t show any immediate signs of respiratory distress, but the boy had an accident in the pool and soiled himself. Still, Johnny, his sister and their mother walked home together..."

More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24982210/

[babylonsister]

1. Thanks-I have never even heard of this. How sad. nt

[Bluebear]

6. Nor I. And a doctor on TV said 10% of drowning deaths are "dry"

One more thing to worry about :scared:

[niyad]

2. I have a whole list of people we can try this on, to see how widespread the problem is.

seriously, this is just so very, very sad.

there are concussions like that, too. people take a blow to the head, appear to be okay, walk and talk for a time, and then they are gone.

[newmajority]

16. That's what happened to Stuart Sutcliffe, the 5th Beatle

Got into an ugly fight in Hamburg, took a nasty blow to the head. Apparently recovered from the fight, but then suddenly died several months later without warning.

[bean fidhleir]

3. This is terribly sad. I'd never heard of such a thing.

I recommended it because I think it should be on the front page for others to see who might not know about it. Perhaps it could save a life, so I hope other people will recommend it too.

[cynatnite]

4. He aspirated some fluid into his lungs...

It takes very little to kill, sadly enough.

[Mad_Dem_X]

5. That's horrible!

I've never heard of "dry drowning" before this. Very scary.

[Prefer]

7. But remember - waterboarding is not torture

:sarcasm:

[niyad]

8. k & r

[Ian David]

9. ...are difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness and changes in behavior....

The three important signs, he said, are difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness and changes in behavior. All are the result of reduced oxygen flow to the brain.

Johnny had two of those signs — he was very tired when he got home, and he had had the accident in the pool. But like most parents, Cassandra Jackson had no idea this could be related to water in his lungs.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24982210

[Number23]

10. "spongy white material"

What on earth could that have been?

[whopis01]

17. Frothing at the mouth is common with drowning

It was likely caused by the water in his lungs being coughed up and mixing with the surfactant present in the lungs. Additional fluid could have entered the lungs (pulmonary edema) as a reaction to what was ocurring

[Number23]

18. Okay, thanks

Thanks so much for that explanation. I have to admit that part of the story really bothered me.

So now I'm wondering, if he was able to cough up the water, why do you think he still died? Was it that at the point that he'd finally coughed up the water, there had already been too much lung damage or brain damage due to a lack of oxygen?

[earth mom]

11. OMG this is awful!

As a mom, my heart goes out to Johnny's mom. :cry: :grouphug:

[jgraz]

12. This is pretty common in pets that fall in the family pool

First time I've heard of it in a human. So sad. :cry:

[wildflowergardener]

13. awful

I've never heard of this.

Meg

[Wilms]

14. Thanks for posting this.

I passed it on.

[Contrary1]

15. Early morning kick.