Incidence and consequences of near-drowning-related pneumonia-a descriptive series from Martinique, French West Indies - Cerland L, Megarbane B, Kallel H, Brouste Y, Mehdaoui H, R ésière D.

Drowning represents one major cause of accidental death. Near-drowning patients are exposed to aspiration that may result in pneumonia with life-threatening consequences. We designed this descriptive study to investigate the frequency, nature, and conseque...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news