@article{ref1,
title="Prognostic indicators in pediatric near-drowning: the Glasgow coma scale",
journal="Critical care medicine",
year="1981",
author="Dean, J. M. and Kaufman, N. D.",
volume="9",
number="7",
pages="536-539",
abstract="The records of 101 drowning or near-drowning victims admitted to Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) between January 1975 and June 1978 were reviewed. The admission Glasgow coma score could be assigned retrospectively to 94 patients. A low score (less than 5) predicted a high risk group of patients with 80% mortality or permanent neurological sequelae. A high score (greater than or equal to 6) defined a low risk group of patients with no deaths or severe neurological sequelae. The Glasgow coma scale may be a useful tool for predicting the outcome of near-drowning victims in the pediatric age group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-3493",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}