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'''Drowning''' is [[death]] as caused by [[suffocation]] when a liquid causes interruption of the body's [[absorption]] of [[oxygen]] from the air leading to [[asphyxia]]. The primary cause of death is [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] and [[acidosis]] leading to [[cardiac arrest]]. | '''Drowning''' is [[death]] as caused by [[suffocation]] when a liquid causes interruption of the body's [[absorption]] of [[oxygen]] from the air leading to [[asphyxia]]. The primary cause of death is [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] and [[acidosis]] leading to [[cardiac arrest]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Drowning is death as caused by suffocation when a liquid causes interruption of the body's absorption of oxygen from the air leading to asphyxia. The primary cause of death is hypoxia and acidosis leading to cardiac arrest.