Drowning is commonly described as “wet drowning,” “dry drowning,” and “near-drowning,” none of which are considered medical terms.
Drowning categories used by the American Heart Association include:
- Fatal drowning: Dying because of drowning or from complications from drowning
- Nonfatal drowning with injury: Surviving a drowning incident with some type of injury
- Nonfatal drowning without injury: Surviving a drowning incident without a resulting injury