Management of the drowning victim.
Our ability to manage the near-drowning victim at the site of the accident and in the advanced life support facility has allowed for an increased survival and a decrease in morbidity. Nevertheless, the greatest strides in the management of drowning must of necessity be in the area of preventive medicine. A greater appreciation of the epidemiology of immersion accidents will allow the development of education and surveillance programs to minimize the frequency of these devastating accidents.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004332:Drowning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods; D014187:Transportation of Patients