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Drowning and near-drowning

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2002
AbstractWater immersion is a frequent cause of accidental death and hospital admission. This article outlines the pathogenesis and principles of treatment. Drowning is defined as death by asphyxia due to submersion in a liquid medium. Near‐drowning is defined as immediate survival after asphyxia due to submersion.
Richard E, Moon, Robert J, Long
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Drowning and Near Drowning

open access: yes, 2017
Drowning and near drowning are submersion injuries that are the fifth leading cause of unintentional death in the United States and the second leading cause of unintentional death in children under 14 years old. The lungs are the primary organ affected by a submersion event, however the resulting hypoxemia allows for a cascade of organ involvement ...
Alison M. Jeziorski
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Drowning and Near-Drowning

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1993
The incidence, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of drowning and near-drowning are presented. Particular attention is paid to the neurologic and pulmonary pathophysiology indicators for monitoring and laboratory tests. Special attention to transportation of patients is given, and treatment in the field, emergency department, and pediatric intensive ...
D L, Levin   +4 more
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Causes of ischemic electrocardiographic changes in near drowning: A literature review

open access: yesJournal of Critical Care, 2015
Drowning is a main cause of accidental death among children and adolescents worldwide. Ischemic electrocardiographic (ECG) changes are often encountered in victims of near drowning.
Hesham R Omar   +2 more
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NEAR DROWNING

Critical Care Clinics, 1999
Submersion accidents continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children and adults. The key to successful management is prevention of these accidents. Proactive efforts to minimize submersion accidents in the community should be made by medical and legislative groups. Anticipatory guidance by primary care physicians, particularly
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Near Drowning

International Anesthesiology Clinics, 1977
Several conditions that contribute to drowning and near drowning must be considered in the treatment of near-drowned victims. Regardless of the cause, mechanical ventilation should begin as soon as possible and closed-chest cardiac massage should be administered when there is any question about the adequacy of cardiac output. After aspiration of either
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Drowning and near-drowning

Postgraduate Medicine, 1978
Drowning is one of the three leading causes of accidental death. Dry drowning, the type in which no water enters the trachea, responds readily to resuscitation efforts. The current concept of drowning recognizes few differences between saltwater and freshwater aspiration; the therapeutic approach is the same for both types.
J C, Donaldson, J D, Royall
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Near Drowning

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1992
Many thousands of individuals are near drowning victims each year in this country. The majority of these will be young, previously healthy people. The key to their successful outcome and return to productive, full lives is aggressive resuscitation by emergency physicians and prehospital care providers.
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