Forensic case reports presenting immersion pulmonary edema as a differential diagnosis in fatal diving accidents - Vinkel J, Bak P, Juel Thiis Knudsen P, Hyldegaard O.

Immersion Pulmonary Edema (IPE) reduces the transport of gases over the respiratory membrane due to edema in the interstitium and respiratory zones. IPE has previously been described in both swimmers and divers, with a few known fatal cases. We have review...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news