Citation

Moon RE, Long RJ. Emerg. Med. (ACEM-ASEM) 2002; 14(4): 377-386.

Affiliation

Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710, USA. moon0002@mc.duke.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12534480

Abstract

Water 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.

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