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Dry Drowning - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 9th Jun, 2017 - 9:47pm
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Dry Drowning
Dry Drowning
What is "Dry Drowning" when a person is in the water?
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I went and did a quick search on this because I did not know what it was and am not even sure I have ever even heard the term. The thing I noticed from the below description was the ability for it to happen with waterboarding.
From Wikipedia:
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| Dry drowning is when a person's lungs become unable to extract oxygen from the air, due primarily to: Muscular paralysis Puncture wound to the torso (affecting ability of diaphragm to create respiratory movement) Changes to the oxygen-absorbing tissues Persistence of laryngospasm when immersed in fluid Breathing any gas other than Oxygen that does not kill the patient on its own for too long. (e.g. Helium) The person may effectively drown without any sort of fluid. In cases of dry drowning in which the victim was immersed, very little fluid is aspirated into the lungs. The laryngospasm reflex essentially causes asphyxiation and neurogenic pulmonary oedema. Dry drowning can occur clinically, or due to illness or accident, or be deliberately (and repeatedly) induced in torture (waterboarding). It can be traumatizing, and it can be deadly. |
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I am sure there is worse but you are suffocating so you are aware of what is happening the fear and panic must be rough. I think pain is high also as the body is starved for oxygen.
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