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Prevention of and Emergency Response to Drowning
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NSTL
Massachusetts Medical Soc
WE DEVELOP FROM EMBRYOS THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY WATER. AFTER being born, we need water to live. Water views relax us, and water sports entertain us. Perhaps that is why many of us have difficulty perceiving water as dangerous. Yet every year, thousands of Americans die from being underwater for too long. According to the World Health Organization, “Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid.”1 It can result in death, nonfatal injury, or no injury. More than any other factor, the duration of submersion predicts the outcome.2 Because submersion occurs before the health care system comes into play, a discussion of drowning prevention precedes a discussion of treatment.
Deborah C. Girasek、Stephen Hargarten
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814.
NSTL
Massachusetts Medical Soc
