Near drowning

Introduction: Near drowning

Description of Near drowning

Near drowning: initial survival following immersion in liquid; the victim may die more than 24 hours later, e.g., from adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Near drowning: Non-fatal immersion or submersion in water. The subject is resuscitable.
Source: Diseases Database

Near drowning: Non-fatal immersion or submersion in water. The subject is resuscitable.
Source: MeSH 2007

Near drowning: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Near drowning:

• Drowning
• Survival
• Immersion
• Liquid
• May
• Die
• Adult
• Adult syndrome
• Respiratory
• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)

Hierarchical classifications of Near drowning

The following list attempts to classify Near drowning into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Disorders of Environmental Origin
  • Wounds and Injuries
    • Drowning
      • Near Drowning

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Environment and Public Health
  • Public Health
    • Accidents
      • Drowning
        • Near Drowning

External links related to: Near drowning

• eMedicine - Near Drowning : Article by Michael Fiore, MD
• eMedicine - Submersion Injury, Near Drowning : Article by Suzanne Shepherd, MD, MS, DTMandH

Source: Diseases Database

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