Management of near drowning incidents
Simon Chilcott Staff Nurse, A&E department, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Simon Chilcott examines the management of patients following near drowning incidents
About 500 people the in drowning accidents in the UK each year(1). Although there are no figures to show the number of ‘near drownings’, American figures suggest that 25 per cent of all submersion incidents result in death (2).
Emergency Nurse.
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doi: 10.7748/en.4.2.23.s7
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