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Salt Water Drowning

Premium Questions

Dr. Jignesh Gorasia MD

we are on vacation and my son was swimming in the pool. he swallowed a mouthful of water. this was ... secondary drowning or dry drowning? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jignesh Gorasia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

My two year old was in the ocean today and I believe swallowed some water when an unexpected wave came. She was fine but is now coughing a lot while sleeping. I am worried about dry drowning or ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

My son (4 years old with asthma ) just stuck his face under the bath water and breathed in enough .... BUT should I be concerned about "dry drowning"? He seems fiNE now 3 minutes after, but his asthma ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Eric Goldstein MD

cup in her hand that had some water. She coughed a bit but that was all I am worried about her if she aspirated any fluid into her lungs. You hear about dry drowning or secondary drowning. This... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Benard Shehu MD

We just purchased a salt water theraputic spa. We were told by some friends that having this salt water spa will raise our blood pressure. I have done a lot of reading and basically the small... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Karen Steinberg MD

some cases of secondary drowning. Is it possible that I got water in my lungs while gasping for air ...Hi I swallowed a gulp of pool water about 4 hours ago. I choked on it I guess, and gasped for air ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karen Steinberg ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

some cases of secondary drowning. Is it possible that I got water in my lungs while gasping for air ...Hi I swallowed a gulp of pool water about 4 hours ago. I choked on it I guess, and gasped for air ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

How does this work? I know that it can cause blood pressure to spike. Is that only a/an temporary/immediate effect? Is the blood pressure spike caused by salt simply attributed to thickening of the blood? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Srikanth Reddy MD

drowning. once she stops fitting she tries to find a way out by climing things. i persume shes trying to get out of the water from her drowing pic. anything i can do to help? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Satvinder Bakshi MD

secondary drowning on the news it makes me nervous. He has no other symptoms besides the stuffy nose. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satvinder Bakshi ( ENT Specialist)