ABSTRACT
Laryngeal spasm may follow the rst contact of the glottis with water. While laryngospasm is maintained, the lungs may remain dry; however, the inevitable result of the associated hypoxaemia is that the spasm will eventually also break, and if the victim remains immersed, then aspiration of water into the lungs will follow. Vomiting of swallowed liquid may occur, and this may also be aspirated into the lungs.
