Citation

Redmond AD, Mallikarjun TS. Arch. Emerg. Med. 1984; 1(2): 113-115.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6536271

PMCID

PMC1285208

Abstract

The resuscitation of a 21-year-old man after submersion in fresh water for at least 5 min is described. On admission to hospital the patient appeared dead with fixed dilated pupils, deep cyanosis and asystole. Twenty min later the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit with a recordable blood pressure. On arrival there he was breathing spontaneously and so was not ventilated. A few hours later he developed pulmonary oedema and died.

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