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[hashe]

@theanimal Great question and thanks for asking it. The process of drowning takes 20-60 seconds. The person may be revived after this depending on the extent of their injuries and the amount of time underwater. The initial struggle, called the instinctive drowning response, is a life and death fight for survival. The person will not be able to support themselves in water and they will struggle for 20-60 seconds before they submerge underwater and lose consciousness. Hollywood has portrayed drowning as a loud and pronounced event, with the person waving and calling for help. This is a distressed swimmer. The difference between a distressed swimmer and a drowning victim is that the distressed swimmer can still support themselves by treading or floating. Here is the original article that describes the instinctive drowning response: https://www.pia-enterprises.net/files/126685395.pdf

 

[podo89]

@prepared4all What’s ISR?

 

[hashe]

@podo89 ISR stands for Infant Swimming Resource. It is a survival based program for children to learn basic skills such as floating. There are also other survival and other traditional based programs available across the United States.