Drowning

Drowning is responsible for significant preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide causing more deaths than war. Over the past 10 years our understanding of the causative factors, pathophysiology, management, outcomes, and even the terminology used has changed. Aggressive pulmonary support has pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David B. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X1100005X