TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - 'Dry drowning' and other myths JO - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine A1 - Szpilman, David A1 - Sempsrott, Justin R. A1 - Webber, Jonathon A1 - Hawkins, Seth C. A1 - Barcala-Furelos, Roberto A1 - Schmidt, Andrew A1 - Queiroga, Ana Catarina SP - 529 EP - 535 VL - 85 IS - 7 N2 - Drowning is a common and often preventable cause of death, especially in children. The mass media often propagate misinformation about "dry" and "secondary" drowning, diverting attention from appropriate efforts to prevent drowning and rescue and treat those who do drown.

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