%0 Journal Article %A David Szpilman %A Justin Sempsrott %A Jonathon Webber %A Seth C. Hawkins %A Roberto Barcala-Furelos %A Andrew Schmidt %A Ana Catarina Queiroga %T ‘Dry drowning’ and other myths %D 2018 %R 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17070 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 529-535 %V 85 %N 7 %X 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. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/85/7/529.full.pdf