What is “Dry Drowning,” and How Do I Talk to Parents About It?
What is “Dry Drowning,” and How Do I Talk to Parents About It? https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/454132847-web-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Daniel Scherzer, MD and Bema Bonsu, MD https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/71ac8766fab297ac9b15f89817118ed2?s=96&d=mm&r=gThe concern about so called “dry drowning” (which is not an actual medical phrase; neither is “secondary drowning”) is based on the fear that a child can unexpectedly succumb to respiratory problems some unpredictable time after swimming. This fear has been exacerbated by media reports dramatizing events without fully explaining them. The concept that dry…