What's the Difference Between Freshwater and Saltwater Drowning?

Question

La evidencia médica sugiere que el ahogamiento en agua dulce es un poco diferente al ahogamiento en agua salada, pero debido a la naturaleza del ahogamiento, el riesgo de muerte en cualquier caso es alto. En nuestra opinión, tanto el ahogamiento en agua salada como en agua dulce son experiencias extremas que deberían ser evitadas en la medida de lo posible.

Answer 1

Indeed, there exists a distinction between freshwater and saltwater drowning with deeper water such as lakes and rivers accounting for 90% of drownings. In life-threatening situations however, it is worth noting that it's better to drink salt water than freshwater because of the way our bodies use the water.

Comments

Can someone please explain how drowning in salt water is healthier?

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1:18 Really? Salt water makes you vomit and even hallucinate. I think it depends on what the life threatening situation is