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Review
. 2002 Nov;30(11 Suppl):S402-8.
doi: 10.1097/00003246-200211001-00004.

Submersion and asphyxial injury

Laura M Ibsen  1 , Thomas Koch
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Review

Submersion and asphyxial injury

Laura M Ibsen et al. Crit Care Med. 2002 Nov.

Abstract

Drowning and other asphyxial injuries are important causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. In this review, the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatments applied to near-drowning victims are discussed, with an emphasis on the difficulties encountered attempting to predict outcome using current methods.

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