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  2. Drowning - Wikipedia

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    Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

  3. Rule of threes (survival) - Wikipedia

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    Training in use of a liferaft – the rule will apply when exposed at sea. In survival, the rule of threes involves the priorities in order to survive. [1] [2] [3] The rule, depending on the place where one lives, may allow people to effectively prepare for emergencies [4] and determine decision-making in case of injury or danger posed by the environment.

  4. Plank of Carneades - Wikipedia

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    Sailor B, who is going to drown, pushes A off and away from the plank and, thus, proximately, causes A to drown. Sailor B gets on the plank and is later saved by a rescue team. The thought experiment poses the question of whether Sailor B can be tried for murder because if B had to kill A in order to live, then it would arguably be in self-defense.

  5. Drownproofing - Wikipedia

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    United States Navy SEAL trainees with arms and legs tied during a drownproofing exercise.. In Drownproofing terminology, the great majority of people are "floaters". That is to say that, with the lungs fully inflated (or say at total lung capacity), they have slightly less specific gravity than water and will not start to sink until they exhale. [8]

  6. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Trident of Madhu, Madhu handed everything over to his son Lavanasura including his trident before drowning himself in the ocean because of shame. ( Hindu mythology ) Trishula , the trident of Shiva , stylized by some as used as a missile weapon and often included a crossed stabilizer to facilitate flight when thrown.

  7. Aid drop off Gaza beach leads to drownings, local ... - AOL

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    Twelve people have drowned trying to reach aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel's ...

  8. Gunman who stormed hospital had just learned a loved one died ...

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    The gunman who opened fire at a Pennsylvania hospital after taking employees hostage in a deadly attack over the weekend was “broken” after learning a loved one had died in the intensive care ...

  9. Feeling Sick? Guilt Your Family Into Making These Recipes for You

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    When you’re under the weather, whipping up dinner—or any meal—can feel less like a chore and more like climbing a mountain. But, ...