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Seizure
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Sudden involuntary changes in the activity level of the brain cells usually due to disease, trauma or overdose / chemical reactions.
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Asphyxiation, or suffocation, resulting from a laryngospasm. Water droplets irritate the epiglottis, which closes over the glottis preventing air from entering the air passage; there is no water in the victim's lungs.
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A rescue for a guest who has shown an inability to remain upon, or return to, the surface of the water.
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