The final event in the series of events in drowning is:

a. unresponsiveness leading to respiratory arrest.
b. cardiac arrest.
c. altered mental status leading to respiratory arrest.
d. a seizure leading to unresponsiveness leading to respiratory arrest.


Answer: b

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