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Drowning and near-drowning.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Moon, RE; Long, RJ
Published in: Emerg Med (Fremantle)
December 2002

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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Published In

Emerg Med (Fremantle)

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ISSN

1035-6851

Publication Date

December 2002

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

377 / 386

Location

Australia

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Risk Factors
  • Pulmonary Gas Exchange
  • Near Drowning
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Drowning
  • Child, Preschool
 

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Moon, R. E., & Long, R. J. (2002). Drowning and near-drowning. Emerg Med (Fremantle), 14(4), 377–386. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00379.x
Moon, Richard E., and Robert J. Long. “Drowning and near-drowning.Emerg Med (Fremantle) 14, no. 4 (December 2002): 377–86. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00379.x.
Moon RE, Long RJ. Drowning and near-drowning. Emerg Med (Fremantle). 2002 Dec;14(4):377–86.
Moon, Richard E., and Robert J. Long. “Drowning and near-drowning.Emerg Med (Fremantle), vol. 14, no. 4, Dec. 2002, pp. 377–86. Pubmed, doi:10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00379.x.
Moon RE, Long RJ. Drowning and near-drowning. Emerg Med (Fremantle). 2002 Dec;14(4):377–386.

Published In

Emerg Med (Fremantle)

DOI

ISSN

1035-6851

Publication Date

December 2002

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

377 / 386

Location

Australia

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Risk Factors
  • Pulmonary Gas Exchange
  • Near Drowning
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Drowning
  • Child, Preschool