title: Drowning and near-drowning.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710, USA. moon0002@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004332:Drowning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology