The immediate physiologic response to drowning is breath-holding. After breath-holding, involuntary laryngospasm can occur with entry of fluid into the oropharynx and larynx. [More…]
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The immediate physiologic response to drowning is breath-holding. After breath-holding, involuntary laryngospasm can occur with entry of fluid into the oropharynx and larynx. [More…]