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> The World Health Organization in 2005 defined drowning as "the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid". from http
by whorleater 9y ago
> The World Health Organization in 2005 defined drowning as "the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid".
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning
- ilitirit 9y agoThat is the act of drowning though, or isn't it? eg. You can be drowning, but still be rescued. It's no big deal, but I've also thought that if someone drowned it implies they died.
- smichel17 9y agoDefine "died". It's not as easy as you might think, because as medical technology improves, the point of no return slips farther away. Per the article, this child's heart stopped beating for 2 hours.
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- ilitirit 9y agoI know, hence my original question. Although it says the child's heart stopped beating "on its own", which implies that it was still beating through "artificial" means.
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