Drowning in children: Aseer Central Hospital experience, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Drowning in children: Aseer Central Hospital experience, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Aim: To study the reasons, magnitude and outcome of drowning following submersion in water of children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study of all pediatric patients (0-13) years old who drowned and were ad...

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Main Authors: Suliman H Al-Fifi, Medhat A Shabana, Mohammed Zayed, Ali M Al-Binali, Mohammed A Al-Shehri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Subjects:
Aseer Province
children
drowning
Saudi Arabia
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