Dry drowning: signs, symptoms, treatment, and prevention
Dry drowning is a non-medical term often used to describe a drowning incident that doesn’t involve the lungs filling up with water, as is typical in most drowning cases.
Instead, it refers to a scenario where a small amount of water is inhaled and causes a spasm of the vocal cords (laryngospasm).
This spasm can cause the vocal cords to shut, blocking the airway and making breathing difficult.
