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Near-drowning means a person almost died from not being able to breathe (suffocating) under water. If a person has been rescued from a near drowning situation, quick first aid and medical attention are very important.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2006
Near-drowning is the term for survival after suffocation caused by submersion in water or another fluid. Some experts exclude from this definition cases of temporary survival that end in death within 24 hours, which they prefer to classify as drownings.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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