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Drowning is defined as:
 
  a. fluid oxidation of the lungs.
  b. death by traumatic injury to the airway.
  c. respiratory impairment due to trauma.
  d. suffocation by submersion in a liquid.

Question 2

The two submersion injuries are:
 
  a. diving and drowning.
  b. drowning and near-drowning.
  c. the mammalian diving reflex and near-drowning.
  d. delayed submersion and advance drowning syndrome.

Question 3

The final event in the series of events in drowning is:
 
  a. unresponsiveness leading to respiratory arrest.
  b. cardiac arrest.
  c. altered mental status leading to respiratory arrest.
  d. a seizure leading to unresponsiveness leading to respiratory arrest.

Answer to q. 1

Answer: d

Answer to q. 2

Answer: b

Answer to q. 3

Answer: b