buckwheat
Well-Known Member
Be careful especially if you have children / grandchildren. This is called dry drowing, and it can happen in a bathtub.
I had NEVER heard of this... SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.today.com/id/24982210/ns...ghts-hidden-danger-dry-drowning/#.UbIFGufviSp
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.
..“We physically walked home. He walked with me,†Jackson said, still trying to understand how her son could have died. “I bathed him, and he told me that he was sleepy.â€
I had NEVER heard of this... SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.today.com/id/24982210/ns...ghts-hidden-danger-dry-drowning/#.UbIFGufviSp
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.
..“We physically walked home. He walked with me,†Jackson said, still trying to understand how her son could have died. “I bathed him, and he told me that he was sleepy.â€
