PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David Szpilman
AU  - Justin Sempsrott
AU  - Jonathon Webber
AU  - Seth C. Hawkins
AU  - Roberto Barcala-Furelos
AU  - Andrew Schmidt
AU  - Ana Catarina Queiroga
TI  - ‘Dry drowning’ and other myths
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17070
DP  - 2018 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 529--535
VI  - 85
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/7/529.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/7/529.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 Jul 01; 85
AB  - 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.