Drowning: Update 2009

Over the past four decades, we have learned considerably more about the pathophysiology and treatment of drowning. This, coupled with increased emphasis in improvement in water safety and resuscitation, has produced a threefold decrease in the number of deaths, indexed to population, from drowning i...

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Published in:Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) 2009-06, Vol.110 (6), p.1390-1401
Main Authors: LAYON, A. Joseph, MODELL, Jerome H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acid-Base Equilibrium - physiology
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Drowning - physiopathology
Emergency Medical Services
Humans
Lung - pathology
Lung - physiopathology
Medical sciences
Near Drowning - physiopathology
Near Drowning - therapy
Pulmonary Gas Exchange
Respiratory Mechanics
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:Over the past four decades, we have learned considerably more about the pathophysiology and treatment of drowning. This, coupled with increased emphasis in improvement in water safety and resuscitation, has produced a threefold decrease in the number of deaths, indexed to population, from drowning in the United States yearly. This review presents the current status of our knowledge of the epidemiology, the pathophysiology of drowning and its treatment, updates the definitions of drowning and the drowning process, and makes suggestions for further improvement in water safety.
ISSN:0003-3022
1528-1175
DOI:10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a4c3b8