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Drowning, dry

The Drowning, dry - A form of drowning in which no fluid enters into the lungs. Some fatal drowning cases are “dry”. Victims of dry drowning have a particularly strong laryngeal reflex, which diverts water into the stomach instead of the lungs, but at the same time impairs breathing. As with cases of “wet” drowning, death occurs by suffocation.

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