Prediction of childhood drowning and near-drowning morbidity and mortality

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-258

  Habib, David M ^a   Tecklenburg, Fred W ^a   Webb, Sally A ^a   Anas, Nick G ^b   Perkin, Ronald M ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced life support; asystole; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; drowning; Near drowning; neurologic examination; warm water

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029764932     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199608000-00005     Document Type: Article

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