Comment on German armed forces warn that carbon fiber might be cancer-causingparentComments−lifeisstillgood12yWashing air-breathing lungs with water sounds problematic, although with fluro-carbons and the prevalence of lung cancer I am not going to say no-one hasn't tried !−ars12yYou could wash one lung at a time. Or use extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Water in an of itself won't hurt lungs as long as the patient gets enough oxygen.−kleim12y"Water in an of itself won't hurt lungs"Yes it does: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning#Secondary_drowningIf you ever get saved from near drowning, you are still not safe.−FreeFull12yI imagine you would have to use saline rather than plain water to avoid the lung cells bursting due to osmosis.
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Washing air-breathing lungs with water sounds problematic, although with fluro-carbons and the prevalence of lung cancer I am not going to say no-one hasn't tried !
You could wash one lung at a time. Or use extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Water in an of itself won't hurt lungs as long as the patient gets enough oxygen.
"Water in an of itself won't hurt lungs"
Yes it does: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning#Secondary_drowning
If you ever get saved from near drowning, you are still not safe.
I imagine you would have to use saline rather than plain water to avoid the lung cells bursting due to osmosis.