
22/07/2025
๐ Splash safely this summer!
Have you seen stories on social media about dry or secondary drowning? What is that anyways?
Dry or secondary drowning is when the lungs get irritated from a small amount of water being inhaled and may show up hours after being in the water.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐:
โข Persistent, hacking cough
โข Rapid / labored breathing
โข Sudden fatigue or irritability
โข Chest pain or vomiting
โข Pale or bluish lips/skin
๐๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐:
โข Fence & cover pools/hot tubs
โข Practice โtouch supervisionโ (stay within armโs reach)
โข Enroll kids in swim + waterโsafety lessons
โข Learn CPRโevery second counts!
Any other questions? Call Cevey Pediatrics to schedule an appointment to get them answered (210) 826-0311