Drowning and near-drowning - Some lessons learnt

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Goh, S H ^a   Low, B Y ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Environmental injury; Immersion accidents; Prognostic factors in near drowning; Pulmonary injuries from drowning; Submersion injury; Unsuspected causes of drowning

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEAR DROWNING; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWIMMING; THORAX DISEASE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANOXIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; POISONING; PULMONARY EDEMA; SEIZURES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWIMMING; THORACIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033088033     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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