Busted’s Charlie Simpson says son rushed to hospital over “secondary drowning” incident on holiday
Busted’s Charlie Simpson has explained how his son was rushed to hospital after suffering from “secondary drowning”.The musician shared details of the incident on his Instagram page earlier today (July 19), to help warn other families of the potentially fatal condition.His son Jago, four, had been swimming underwater in a swimming pool when he emerged “spluttering and coughing.” While he initially seemed to recover, Simpson said his son later started to vomit and become “lethargic”.Simpson said after speaking with a doctor, his son was initially diagnosed with food poisoning but later confirmed to have secondary drowning, caused by water in the lungs. The condition can cause pneumonia.“Before the doctor left, I suddenly remembered Jago coughing in the pool that morning and I remembered reading about a condition called secondary drowning, so I relayed it to the doctor,” Simpson explained.A post shared by Charlie Simpson (@charliesimpson)“After hearing this, [the doctor’s] demeanour changed and he told us to go to A&E straight away.”The musician said on the way to the hospital, which was an hour away, his son’s condition started to deteriorate.