A proposed decision-making guide for the search, rescue and resuscitation of submersion (head under) victims based on expert opinion

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 819-824

  Tipton, Michael J ^a   Golden, Frank St C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold water; Resuscitation; Submersion; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEAR DROWNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE WORK; RESUSCITATION; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR DROWNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957865779     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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