booklet, which is a print copy of our QSEN electronic matrix. We hope that the. consumers of this booklet find it easy to follow and that in turn, it becomes a personal. asset to your health care organization or clinical practice to assist in the improvement of. safety and quality care in the clinical setting.
This happens much quicker than most other physiological responses to water in the lungs. Amazingly, when water first hits the lungs, the larynx goes into spasm, and during the first phases of a person drowning, most of the water goes into the stomach.
A number of things happen during the final stages of death. As the body begins to shut down, the desire for food and water go away. Do not try to force liquids or food at this time. The ability to swallow is probably going away too, which means food and water can end up in the lungs and cause a great deal of distress.