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Is It Normal To Foam Out Of Mouth When Person Dies In Sleep?
A friend of mine husband was found dead by her this morning , she said when she went to wake him up she noticed he had white foam around his mouth . I'm wondering what could this have been and If it is normal to foam out of the mouth when a person dies in there sleep .. Thanks , Tammy
Mon, 5 May 2014
Hai. Yes most of the causes of death present with the signs, like frothy discharge from the mouth. It is due to pulmonary edema, over flooding lungs, due to cardiac arrest, post myocardial infarction., , kidney failure, lung problems.it could be any of the above things
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