Immersion, near-drowning and drowning

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 214-225

  Golden, F St C ^a   Tipton, M J ^a   Scott, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b HMS Sultan   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drowning; Heart cardiopulmonary bypass; Heart, resuscitation; Hypothermia; Immersion

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ASPHYXIA; ASPIRATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DROWNING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NEAR DROWNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0030839263     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.2.214     Document Type: Review

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