Citation

Schmidt AC, Sempsrott JR, Hawkins SC, Arastu AS, Cushing TA, Auerbach PS. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2016; 27(2): 236-251.

Affiliation

Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (Dr Auerbach).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wem.2015.12.019

PMID

27061040

Abstract

The Wilderness Medical Society convened a panel to review available evidence supporting practices for the prevention and acute management of drowning in out-of-hospital and emergency medical care settings. Literature about definition and terminology, epidemiology, rescue, resuscitation, acute clinical management, disposition, and drowning prevention was reviewed. The panel graded evidence supporting practices according to the American College of Chest Physicians criteria, then made recommendations based on that evidence. Recommendations were based on the panel's collective clinical experience and judgment when published evidence was lacking.

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Language: en