Post by Steve Gardner on Jun 6, 2008 15:02:44 GMT
...And Walking Home
Never heard of 'dry drowning' before. How terrible is this? What a tragedy for the family.
According to the article, there are three things you should look out for after children have been swimming: difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness, and changes in behaviour. Any could indicate a lack of oxygen to the brain as a result of water in the lungs but, as the article points out, children - young children especially - can exhibit these sorts of 'symptoms' in the course of their normal play activity.
We're naturally careful when we take our children swimming. I know I'll be paying more attention to their behaviour once they're out of the pool in future.
Source and full article: Medical News Today
Never heard of 'dry drowning' before. How terrible is this? What a tragedy for the family.
According to the article, there are three things you should look out for after children have been swimming: difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness, and changes in behaviour. Any could indicate a lack of oxygen to the brain as a result of water in the lungs but, as the article points out, children - young children especially - can exhibit these sorts of 'symptoms' in the course of their normal play activity.
We're naturally careful when we take our children swimming. I know I'll be paying more attention to their behaviour once they're out of the pool in future.
Source and full article: Medical News Today
Johnny Jackson, a 10-year-old American boy from South Carolina, died at home on Sunday from "dry drowning" more than an hour after going swimming and walking home with his mother. The sad event highlights a little known danger that parents and child carers should be aware of, that drowning can kill hours after being submersed in water.
Johnny's mother, Cassandra Jackson, told NBC News in a story broadcast on the TODAY show on Thursday that:
"I've never known a child could walk around, talk, speak and their lungs be filled with water."
