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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 16. Environmental Injuries > |
Chapter 209. Drowning
Sections: Drowning: Introduction, Pathophysiology, Treatment, Disposition and Follow-Up, Prevention, Acknowledgment, References.
Topics Discussed: drowning; near drowning.
Excerpt:"Formerly, submersion injuries that resulted in death in <24
hours were termed "drowning," and those that survived
>24 hours were termed "near drowning." Currently,
all submersion injuries should be termed "drowning."1 As
with other causes of accidental death, submersion injuries typically
involve otherwise healthy, young individuals...."
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