Drowning or near drowning

I think you have to die to drown. Otherwise you didn't drown.

near drowning sounds right.

BPB Jr. drowned when he was 9. he had a seaizure in a pool. He was declared dead and then revived afer 3 to 4 minutes. It's about as scary as anything period. The miracle is no measurable brain or organ damage occured.

Here you go...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drown

My goodness that had to scary - I was asking as this young girl had drowned or had a near drowning just the other day - she was unresponsive and even when taken away by the ambulance wasn't moving at all. Fortunately she made a full recovery - no brain damage/just had some short term issues with too much cholrine - I was telling the story to some one and wasn't sure if drowning or near drowning was the right terminology and haven't been able to find a clear enough defination to determine.

If a woman told me her husband had drowned then introduced him to me I'd know something was amiss. Near drowning would be more like it.

All I remember is that near drowning is not a good thing, some portion of the time. No links.

Oh, but JPB gave a link.

thanks - I'll be able to relay the story correctly.