RT Book, Section
A1 Shenoi, Rohit P.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182926840
T1 Submersion Injuries
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182926840
RD 2024/04/19
AB Drowning  is  defined  as  a  process  resulting  in  primary  respiratory  impairment  from  submersion  or  immersion  in  a  liquid  medium.  For  drowning  to  occur,  the  face  and  airway  must  be  immersed.  Drowning  is  a  major  public  health  problem.  According  to  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO),  there  are  372,000  deaths  per  year  worldwide  attributed  to  drowning.  More  than  90%  of  these  deaths  occur  in  low-  and  middle-income  countries.  It  is  1  of  the  10  leading  causes  of  death  worldwide  among  people  between  1  and  24  years  of  age.  The  full  extent  of  the  world’s  drowning  problem  is  underreported  since  statistics  exclude  intentional  drowning  and  drowning  deaths  resulting  from  flood  disasters,  tsunamis,  and  water  transport  incidents.