Be wary of dry drowning and late drowning , what is the difference between the two?

The difference is that dry drowning is the initiation of breath-holding, while drowning is pulmonary edema caused by inhalation of water from the lungs. Therefore, it is necessary to be vigilant, and the difference between these two should be recognized in time and seek medical attention in time.

Dry drowning is a sudden onset of spasms that cause choking in the throat, while delayed drowning is complete submersion in water. These two types of drowning are not the same.

The causes of death are different, the physical damage to people is different, the degree of discomfort is different, the treatment methods are different, and the names are different.

1. Delayed drowning refers to the drowning reaction that occurs after a period of treatment for drowning. It often refers to a series of symptoms such as chest pain, cough, difficulty breathing, suffocation, and even death after a few hours or days of drowning, also known as secondary drowning.

2. Delayed drowning mainly occurs in infants and children, although it is relatively rare, but parents still need to be highly vigilant.

As the name suggests, delayed drowning does not occur at the time of drowning, but rather a drowning reaction that occurs after a period of treatment. It often refers to a series of symptoms such as chest pain, cough, difficulty breathing, suffocation, and even death after a few hours or days of drowning, also known as secondary drowning. Delayed drowning mainly occurs in infants and children, although it is relatively rare, but parents still need to be on high alert!

Everyone's constitution is different, and the time for symptoms to appear is also different, some people are hours and others are days later.

Symptoms of delayed drowning include difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, and even fever. This is because after a period of drowning, it is mainly the water that chokes on the airways during drowning that is absorbed by the lungs. Initially asymptomatic, mild pulmonary exudative lesions or pneumonia develop due to lung infection or inhalation of pulmonary effusion.

Regardless of whether there are symptoms or not after drowning, it is recommended to do a CT scan of the lungs to see if there is pulmonary edema in the lungs and whether there is any residual water that has not been absorbed.

To rescue a patient who has come ashore after drowning, it is first necessary to immediately determine the patient's consciousness, breathing, heartbeat, etc. If you are conscious, change your clothes immediately, keep warm, and go to the hospital. If the patient is unconscious but still breathing and heartbeat, take care to remove the foreign body from the mouth, change into clean clothes, and send to the hospital**.

If the patient's breathing and heartbeat have stopped, call 120 to have a paramedic come to your home while performing CPR.

In CPR, start with 30 chest compressions. Chest compressions are performed while removing foreign bodies from the mouth, opening the breathing passage, and performing 2 rescue breaths. After alternating 5 sets like this, pause for a moment and then quickly determine whether breathing and heartbeat have resumed.

If there is still no recovery, continue the above procedures until the medical staff arrives.

Laryngospasm results in asphyxia, with little or no inhalation of the respiratory tract and alveoli, and accounts for about 10% of drowning people.

"Dry drowning" refers to the small amount of water that enters the lungs, is not life-threatening at the time, and dies within a few hours of coming out of the water. Generally occurs in beginner swimmers, especially children, unconsciously choking a small amount of water into the lungs, at first does not affect various activities, as time is delayed, lung function is more and more affected, and fatigue begins to appear (very), and sore throat, cough, dyspnea, and then will do some strange behavior, and finally foam at the mouth and die.