An excerpt from Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea: "The instinct not to breathe underwater is so strong that it overcomes the agony of running out of air. A person with laryngospasm drowns without any water in his lungs. Pour autoriser Verizon Media et nos partenaires à traiter vos données personnelles, sélectionnez 'J'accepte' ou 'Gérer les paramètres' pour obtenir plus d’informations et pour gérer vos choix. In about ten percent of people, water—anything—touching the vocal cords triggers an immediate contraction in the muscles around the larynx. It’s so powerful that it overcomes the breathing reflex and eventually suffocates the person. I must've passed out for I don't remember my friend and dad pulling me up. Drowning happens quickly, so being proactive about preventing drowning accidents is essential. I was panicking, I was out of control, I tried to wave my arms and my legs furiously but I was solidified, like a statue. Nos partenaires et nous-mêmes stockerons et/ou utiliserons des informations concernant votre appareil, par l’intermédiaire de cookies et de technologies similaires, afin d’afficher des annonces et des contenus personnalisés, de mesurer les audiences et les contenus, d’obtenir des informations sur les audiences et à des fins de développement de produit. You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning—or, rather, being drowned, albeit slowly and under controlled conditions and at the mercy (or otherwise) of those who are applying the pressure. I felt desperate and I kept grasping for air like a baby but hey, still not as descriptive as one might want from a thread like this.". A spasmodic breath drags water into the mouth and windpipe, and then one of two things happens. Reports about what it feels like to breathe in water are varied. This is not the case. "I almost drowned three years ago. At this temperature threshold, the body begins to experience hypothermia, as water dissipates body heat faster than air. I remember it burned like lava, the lungs and my stomach(they kept burning for a long time, I hardly breathed for a week) and I remember vomiting a lot while being carried, but nothing else. Out in the sea, swimming, then oh crap I couldn't move a single muscle in my body. The 'board' is the instrument, not the method. The clock is running down now; half-conscious and enfeebled by oxygen depletion, the person is in no position to fight his way back up to the surface. I used my last breath not very wisely as I simply shouted mindlessly as I sank slowly. Cold water drowning occurs when the water temperature is less than 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius). The mammalian reflex is a physiological response to drowning in cold water and is most pronounced among children. This list consists of stories from people who almost drowned, describing what their moments underwater felt like. Christopher Hitchens on what it feels like to be waterboarded: "You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it 'simulates' the feeling of drowning.
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