Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2615330 | Wilderness & Environmental Medicine | 2016 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The Wilderness Medical Society convened a panel to review available evidence supporting practices for the prevention and acute management of drowning in out-of-hospital and emergency medical care settings. Literature about definition and terminology, epidemiology, rescue, resuscitation, acute clinical management, disposition, and drowning prevention was reviewed. The panel graded evidence supporting practices according to the American College of Chest Physicians criteria, then made recommendations based on that evidence. Recommendations were based on the panel’s collective clinical experience and judgment when published evidence was lacking.
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Emergency Medicine
Authors
Andrew C. Schmidt, Justin R. Sempsrott, Seth C. Hawkins, Ali S. Arastu, Tracy A. Cushing, Paul S. Auerbach,