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.
At the same time, if the person remains underwater, her body begins to accumulate carbon dioxide. This gas is what stimulates you to feel that need to breathe. Eventually, the victim involuntarily draws in breath. When water reaches the airway, the first response is to cough or swallow the water.