Has anyone else heard of the person who died from drowning hours after swimming?

Question

someone swam all day then got out of the water and after they took a nap they died from drowning due to water they swallowed during swimming.

does anyone else have info

is this common

im worried about teaching my baby how to swim now

why has no one ive talked to heard of this happening ever in history?

Answer 1

I think I heard this lately on the Mike & Juliet Show on channel 9.  Maybe last Tuesday or Wednesday.  The little boy got some water in his lungs, then later during a nap he died.

Answer 2

It is unlikely but completely possible. The problem is that children do not realize that there is a problem when they have feelings that are not normal to them, like fluid in their lungs, so they just don't know what to tell you is wrong with them. Just be certain to react if your child wants to go to sleep or is doing irrational things. I think that it's rarity is more prevalent than the fear that this recent event has caused. The child is more likely to drown because he/she doesn't know how to swim.

Answer 3

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Well I'll be damned.  A little research turns up that this is true.  Color me surprised

Answer 4

Sounds like you would have to drink or in this case inhale several gallons of water from the pool.

I think you would have to work, as to intentionally inhale enough water to do this.

Unless you try to get your baby to set a world age record for holding his/her breath, I don't think it will be an issue.

Good Luck.

Answer 5

I've heard of this, its called "dry drowning".

Answer 6

i've never heard of this before... where did you hear this from? if it is someplace reasonable then i might believe it, but i wouldn't let it bother me.... obviously if this happened often, more people would know about it and be more wary... Plus, your kid is going to swim eventually... they are going to want to go to water parks and you con't just say no because you don't want them to go to sleep afterwards... the thing to do is to teach your kid how to swim safely, and not to be stupid about it... one way to do this, this will also make you feel more comfortable, is to either get them swim lessons or to get them on a swim team.

Answer 7

I really don't think that's possible. Crazy stuff happens, I could be wrong, but this sounds bizzare to me. You should still teach your baby to swim, it's so important for them to know, it could save their life.

Answer 8

About 10 to 15 percent of the approximately 3600 people who drowned in the US died due to "dry drowning"

When water or other foreign bodies are inhaled, laryngospasm occurs and the person's larynx spasms shut. As a result, the partial vacuum created by contracting the diaphragm cannot be filled by the inrush of air into the lungs, and the vacuum persists. In an attempt to force air in through the spasmed larynx, the person may breathe deeper and more labored, but this only increases the partial vacuum inside the chest.

The heart continues to beat normally during this time, and blood continues to circulate, though picking up oxygen nor dropping off carbon dioxide in the lungs is reduced. The volume of blood in the pulmonary circulation increases, by pulling in more blood from the abdomen, head, arms and legs - abnormally large volumes of this blood enter the pulmonary circulation via the superior and inferior vena cavae (great veins) in response to the persistent partial vacuum. From the vena cavae, the increased blood volume flows through the right atrium and into the right ventricle. The blood volume is great enough to stretch out the ventricle, similar to water entering a balloon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 10-year-old boy drowns while lying down in his own bed, bringing attention to what doctors call dry drowning.

Cassandra Jackson's son Johnny died hours after going for a swim in his neighborhood pool.

"I feel like someone reached in and grabbed my heart and just yanked it out," Jackson said.

Johnny's death was caused by asphyxiation. The 10-year-old had too much water in his lungs. It may sound strange, but it's called dry drowning.

"The term sounds so contradictory -- drown and dry," said Dr. Harold Laski.

Laski said dry drowning is not as uncommon as people might think. He said 15 percent of all drownings happen when the victim is not in the water.

"You don't even need much water -- just a little bit of water that hits the flap that opens and closes to allow you to either breathe or eat," Laski said.

In Johnny's case, the boy went swimming and it wasn't until hours later when he started showing signs that something was wrong.

His mom said the 10-year-old soiled himself, started talking slowly and was drowsy. Johnny laid down to take a nap, and an hour later he died.

"He was talking, walking -- it was an hour later that he passed away," said Jackson.

Three important signs of dry drowning for which parents should watch include difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness and behavioral changes.

All of the symptoms are a result of reduced oxygen flow to the brain. Victims can be treated but need to get to an emergency room as quickly as possible.

Answer 9

Yeah I saw this on the news. Poor boy.