August 9, 2015
In these last summer months, we’ve been hearing about this fatal condition that goes by a few names: Secondary Drowning, DryFloating Lifebealt Drowning, and Parking Lot Drowning. It occurs when someone accidentally inhales water into their lungs. A news story kept making headlines this summer when a young boy fell into a pool and nearly drowned. He was rescued and recovered quite well, but later that day, he was rushed to the hospital after showing signs of secondary drowning. If his symptoms had gone unnoticed, the young boy would have died. Secondary drowning may be a rare occurrence, but it is something all parents and pool attendees should be aware of since children, and even adults, play and roughhouse in water all the time.