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from Section 3.14 - Environmental Injuries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
Key Learning Points
1. Drowning is a leading global killer of children and young adults.
2. Outcomes from drowning are uncertain, principally determined by the time of cerebral anoxia, and not the extent of pulmonary aspiration and soiling.
3. Trauma should be considered as a potential cause or consequence of drowning; hence, protective C-spine measures should be considered.
4. Rescue breaths should be administered to both adult and paediatric drowned patients with or without spontaneous circulation.
5. Hypothermia is commonplace in drowned patients and should be managed with active rewarming to 34°C.
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