If your lungs get filled with sea water but you are saved from drowning, can you die soon afterwards from the effects of having sea water in your lungs?
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Yes you can.....but not specifically because it's sea water. If a tiny amount of water enters the lungs, this can cause irritation, and the fluid produced in the lungs as a result can accumilate to cause drowning up to 72 hours after immersion in water. chocks_away
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Yes you can its called "dry drowning". SYMPTOMS ARE SHORTNESS OF BREATHE, FATIGUE, YOU MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BOWL CONTROL. AS LITTLE AS 4OZ CAN CAUSE LUNG IRRITATION. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW SHOWS ANY OF THESE SIGN GOT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATLY. THE PERSON IN QUESTION CAN SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE.
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