Talk:Dry drowning

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this article needs some references... I've never heard of the term! Erich 11:09, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

A case of this was reported on June 6, 2008 in Jacksonville, FL. See this news article. It mentions this was after swimming, but this article doesn't seem to draw any correlation between swimming and dry drowning. As mentioned, I'm not sure of how factual this article is. I came out here trying to find more information after reading this article. It didn't really help me understand it any better.Gschrive87 (talk) 15:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

This reference also brought me to this page. I would like to see more accessible phrasing, at least in the introduction...

I was taught that dry drowning occurs in babies and young children, as they have a reflex which physically prevents them from breathing in while underwater, like in the womb. therefore if they are unable to reach the surface then they will eventually pass out and die if not rescued quickly.

On Mythbusters, when dealing with helium, they state that breathing too much results in this. Silverfireshadow (talk) 05:03, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Warning Signs

A foodconsumer.org article Boy dies of "dry drowning" on the same incident as the one mentioned above had some info about warning signs: "...there are three signs to notice in a child who is at risk of water entering the respiratory system, namely difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness, and changes in behavior." and they sited Dr Daniel Rauch from an appearance on "TPTODAY". Mscalora (talk) 02:42, 8 June 2008 (UTC)