I Pulled My Two Year Old From The Pool Today

Posted on Fri, 30 Aug 2019

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Question : I pulled my two year old from the pool today he was u under for about 5-10 seconds.. he is fine all day. But I googled about secondary drowning now I am worried.. he has no symptoms yet put I see they can take up to 24-48hrs

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please take him to a doctor. They will be easily detected.

Detailed Answer:
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Secondary or “delayed” drowning happens when a child inhales water into his or her lungs, causing inflammation or swelling in the lungs. Although this would be hard for you to evaluate, it is not hard for a doctor to detect. If you take your child to a doctor they can listen to his chest and get an X-Ray chest done and that will help in ruling out secondary drowning.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
if you have any apprehension, do not hesitate to visit a doctor.

Detailed Answer:
I think that he would be fine. Nevertheless, if you have any apprehension, do not hesitate to visit a doctor.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng