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Near Drowning Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Accidental submersion in bath
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Recreation submersion accident
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Attempted suicide; Blows to the head or seizures while in the water; Drinking alcohol while boating or swimming; Falling through thin ice; Inability to swim or panicking while swimming; Leaving small children unattended around bathtubs and pools;
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The circumstances leading to near-drownings (and drownings also) cannot be reduced to a single scenario involving nonswimmers accidentally entering deep water. On many occasions, near-drownings are secondary to an event such as a heart attack that...
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