823 Village injury prevention committees a drowning prevention strategy

Prevention and Treatment of Drowning.

Nearly 4,000 drowning deaths occur annually in the United States, with drowning representing the most common injury-related cause of death in children one to four years of age. Drowning is a process that runs the spectrum from brief entry of liquid into the airways with subsequent clearance and only minor temporary injury, to the prolonged presence of fluid in the lungs leading to lung dysfunct...

Lifeguards: A Forgotten Aspect of Drowning Prevention

An alarming number of drownings occur in lifeguarded swimming areas, where one might presume swimmers are protected from injury. One reason drownings occur in lifeguarded swimming areas is because lifeguard surveillance is a highly difficult task. Observational research suggests lifeguards are usually alert, but researchers also report egregious examples of inattention. We offer three strategie...

Drowning episodes: prevention and resuscitation tips.

CPR for drowning survivors differs from that commonly used in cardiogenic cardiac arrest. Routine antibiotic prophylaxis is not indicated.

O14: Trauma Surgery and Injury Prevention

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Injury prevention.