TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Fifteen-minute consultation: Drowning in children
JO  - Archives of disease in childhood: education and practice edition
A1  - Evans, Jordan
A1  - Javaid, Assim Ali
A1  - Scarrott, Eleanor
A1  - Bamber, Andrew R.
A1  - Morgan, Jeff
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Drowning is a significant cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. The underlying mechanisms vary with child development and most are modifiable to public health promotion strategies. This article serves to highlight some of the specific considerations for the clinical management of drowning in children, both prehospital and by the in-hospital paediatric resuscitation team. This includes changes to standard advanced paediatric life support in the presence of hypothermia.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1743-0585
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-318823
ID  - ref1
ER  -