Word Finder - drowning

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To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

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To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

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To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

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To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

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(usually passive) To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items.

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The answers intelligence services seek are often drowned in the flood of information they can now gather.

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An instance of a person or animal drowning.

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It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.

Rescue the drowning and tie your shoestrings.

Say you're a world class swimmer and spot a drowning man.

Confusion flooded Cynthia's mind, drowning her in doubt and questions.

Children ages one to four are at the highest risk of drowning.

You may be surprised to learn that drowning is the leading cause of death for children between the ages of one-four years.

Christina (martyred by drowning in the lake, according to the legend, in 278) which dates from the 11th century and contains some frescoes, perhaps of the school of Giotto.

A popular example is Bodies by Drowning Pool.

Emergency medical aid should be sought with any near drowning incident.

Adultery was punished with the death of both parties by drowning, but if the husband was willing to pardon his wife, the king might intervene to pardon the paramour.

In 2000, the leading cause of fatal accidental injury among children was motor vehicle occupant injury (28%), followed by drowning (16%) and airway obstruction injury (14%).

Drowning remains the second leading cause of accidental injury-related deaths among children ages 14 and under, claiming 943 children in 2000.

Even a child who appears to have recovered should be checked by a physician, since some internal reactions to near drowning can be delayed.

Alarms can be purchased for pool fences to protect young children from drowning.

For ease and convenience, Sea World California packages can't be beat, and guests who opt for these coordinated plans can dive into their getaway without worrying about drowning in details.

In turn, this makes ticket prices high, but savvy park guests can find Sea World discounts that allow them to enjoy all these parks have to offer without drowning under a tidal wave of dollar signs.

Certain corrosive vapors trigger the body to flood the lungs with fluids, effectively drowning the person.

Parents should enroll their child in swimming lessons when they are old enough (usually not before age four), but should remember that these lessons do not provide protection against drowning for children of any age.

The total cost of alcohol use by young people, including automobile crashes, violent crime, alcohol poisoning, burns, drowning, suicide attempts, and fetal alcohol syndrome is more than 58 billion dollars each year.

Drowning is always fatal, but near-drowning may result in survival with no long-lasting effects; survival with permanent damage, usually to the brain; or death after a 24-hour survival period.

Drowning is the second leading cause of injury-related deaths in children ages one month to 14 years of age in the United States as a whole, and the first leading cause of injury-related deaths in California, Arizona, and Florida.

It is estimated that for every drowning, there are four additional hospitalizations and 14 additional emergency room visits due to near drowning.

Children under age four and between 15 and 19 years of age are at highest risk of drowning or near drowning.

When drowning begins, the larynx (a part of the air passage) closes involuntarily, preventing both air and water from entering the lungs.

This is called "dry drowning," and no water is breathed into the lungs.

Individuals who are close to drowning can also regurgitate their stomach contents and breathe these into the lungs.

Individuals are observed for the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or multi-organ failure, both of which can develop after near drowning.

Pneumonia is common following near drowning and often develops within the first 24 hours.

Teens and adults should be educated to understand that alcohol and illicit drug use substantially increase the chances of a drowning accident.

Parents should be aware that physicians are required to consider the possibility of child abuse in every drowning or near drowning involving a child under the age of one year.

In newborns, the most common cause of cardiopulmonary arrest is respiratory failure caused by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), airway obstruction (usually from inhalation of a foreign body), sepsis, neurologic disease, or drowning.

Because most cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children occurs in or around the home and results from SIDS, trauma, drowning, choking, or poisoning, all parents and child caregivers should consider becoming trained in CPR.

The leading causes of injuries to children at home are burns, drowning, poisoning, cuts, and falls.

If you find yourself suddenly drowning in samples of all kinds, consider using them for other purposes instead of filling your shower with bottles and packets galore.

Swimming continued to be encouraged, but only as a lifesaving technique to prevent drowning.

Not only is it still the best insurance against drowning, it is a pleasurable and excellent form of exercise.

In addition to helping to prevent drowning, this is an ideal age to take up the skill as children are open to learning and are probably not yet afraid of the water.

More than one in five of drowning deaths occur in children aged 14 and younger.

Drowning is also the second leading cause of unintentional death in children between the ages of one and fourteen.

Many of the children between the ages of one and four who experienced unintentional drowning were left unsupervised near water for less than five minutes.

According to WebMD the most common causes of accidental injury or death in young children are motor vehicles, drowning, burns, falls, poisoning and guns.

She jumps from a cliff and sees Edward underwater, but Jacob saves her from drowning.

The recent drowning is highlighted by a local "psychic" as things start to get even weirder.

One woman reports drowning while kayaking in Hawaii.

Meredith nearly dies after drowning, and meets some of her deceased patients, including Denny.

This cause outnumbers any other cause of death for this age group including drowning, diseases or suicide.

There is the freezing cold, high winds, wild waves and the possibility of drowning as far as the weather goes.

Nicole, the Benford's babysitter, returns to her babysitting duties and confesses to Mark that she saw herself drowning.

Even if the bones were discovered and it was known the drowning was a ruse, no one would have suspected you boys.

There must be a newspaper account of the drowning someplace.

The drowning happened right there in Pinkville, Virginia, not on some far off canoeing trip, like Edith said!