It is a layperson medical term. Like how "break" isnt really a medical term either. You do not put "break" in a medical chart.

But alright. Take care

Lmao ok bud. $10 says your doctor doesnt speak to you with doctor talk. They will not say "wow you must have rhinovirus" or "you have purulent discharge OS so I'm going to dx you penicillin PO BID 10 dys"

You know what isnt outdated? Laypeople terms when speaking to the general public.

Yes MD can dx liquid asphyxiation on pt 5yo m. Might rx antibiotics to deal with posssible aspiration pneumonia of pt. Then report to parents.

Or a doctor could tell the parents their son was near drowning. Antibiotics might be prescribed because large amount of liquids entering the lungs could cause pneumonia.

There is a reason nobody reads directly off the floater chart or patient's file.

Yes. Like "leg removal surgery" isnt a medical term.

Near drowning is liquid asphyxiation. So is dry drowning, drowning, etc.

Its just like how nobody can die from COVID, a car accident, etc. They die from "complications of...."

Neither of those back you up.

They do say dry drowning is an outdated term which TIL

Medical dictionary on near drowning

Near drowning is that stage where you are not dead but may be unconscious.

If I'm starved for clams and have been for a while, losing real clams would be my problem the next day too

Only if the clams are small problems and other needs are met.

If its a big clam, like your house burns down while you were already in debt, its a problem every day.