title: Submersion and asphyxial injury.
abstract: Drowning and other asphyxial injuries are important causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. In this review, the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatments applied to near-drowning victims are discussed, with an emphasis on the difficulties encountered attempting to predict outcome using current methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ibsen
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004332:Drowning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology