Submersion and asphyxial injury

Crit Care Med. 2002 Nov;30(11 Suppl):S402-8. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200211001-00004.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Asphyxia* / epidemiology
  • Asphyxia* / mortality
  • Asphyxia* / physiopathology
  • Athletic Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Athletic Injuries / etiology
  • Drowning* / epidemiology
  • Drowning* / mortality
  • Ethnicity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Near Drowning* / epidemiology
  • Near Drowning* / physiopathology
  • Near Drowning* / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Sex Distribution
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / etiology
  • United States / epidemiology