The Role of Accidental and Therapeutic Hypothermia in Non-Fatal Drowning

Gauci, Jonathan and Cassar, Karen Anne and Mercieca, Sarah-Ann and Joslin, Jonathan and Borg, Noel (2015) The Role of Accidental and Therapeutic Hypothermia in Non-Fatal Drowning. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2 (2). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2284-2594

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Abstract

A case of non-fatal drowning with a successful outcome despite a submersion time of 25 min is described. Our case report emphasizes the role of accidental hypothermia in the survival of drowning victims with hypoxic brain injury, and supports the use of therapeutic hypothermia in the resuscitation of these patients.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Non-fatal drowning, hypothermia
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
Depositing User: Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2016 15:27
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2016 15:27
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/15011

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