You read the post correclty: Most deaths by "drowning" result from asphyxiation. If water enters the trachea, it spasms and closes shut. The water doesn't get into the lungs. The victim suffocates. Lungs full of water might be evidence of murder... the victim died before being placed in the water. ---------- >From: Mlberr_at_aol.com >To: r.cline_at_mindspring.com >Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Heimlich & CPR >Date: Sat, Jun 12, 1999, 21:44 > >does that mean that when someone drowns, they DON'T have water in their >lungs??? i always thought that water in the lungs was THE indication of >drowning??? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 12 1999 - 22:28:36 PDT
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