Drowning.

[TheBurningCat]

Hey all.

I almost drowned about 15 mins ago and just wanted to check something out.

First i'll explain what happened. Basically I fell asleep in the bath... It was a long night and i wasn't really awake in the first place.

Now, i appear to be ok. I have a pretty heavy head ache and a nasty cough. The thing is a dude in an irc channel said i could get pneunomia if all the water wasn't out of my lungs. I know i'm an irc addict because i had a possible near death experance and the first thing i do is tell people in irc.

Anyone know?!

If you actually did get water in your lungs, he's right, TBC. You need to get checked by a doc if that's the case.

Most time when you get water in your throat, your windpipe closes over and even though you cough and gag you don't get water in your lungs. But if you are drugged, or even heavily fatigued, this may not happen fast enough to stop water getting in your lungs.

Play it safe - see a doc!

Cheers
Mick

[VERT]

Woh dude, you gotta be more careful, glad to heat your ok, dont know about the pneunomia thing though :/

Play it safe - see a doc!

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[BobOmega]

yes you can get pneunomia for fluid in the lungs. i've been told thats what pneunomia is fluid in the lungs. you might want to have that checked out.

edit i'm slow.

[TheBurningCat]

Thanks dudes. My mum should be home in like 10 mins and i'll see what she has to say.

It may not have got into my lungs, really no way for me to know for sure.

thanks again.

[Toadman]

Are you wheezing?

[TheBurningCat]

Not really wheezing. just sore.

[Gomer]

Stand on your head and let gravity work its magic =)

[Brainchild]

Hmmmm, not sure how to tell if ya got water in the lungs TBC, glad your OK though

Sounds like better safe than sorry, see a Doc

[thekingofpain]

I second Gomers remedy-
Youll be fine id say---I grew up in the surf and swimmingpools and have injested gallons aimed toward my stomach and im sure a few gallons were breathed in with no harm--- sand included...