ASPHYXIA FROM DROWNING.

[ultrastructural Hepatic Findings in Experimental Asphyxia Caused by Drowning].

Asphyxia by Drowning Induces Massive Bleeding Due To Hyperfibrinolytic Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

OBJECTIVE To date, no study has systematically investigated the impact of drowning-induced asphyxia on hemostasis. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that asphyxia induces bleeding by hyperfibrinolytic disseminated intravascular coagulation. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING A 2,100-bed tertiary care facility in Vienna, Austria, Europe. PATIENTS All cases of drowning-induced asphy...

Pediatric near-drowning and drowning.

Childhood water submersion remains a major public health problem. The aim of this article is to present an updated overview of the topic with data from our region and special attention to prevention strategies. Children less than 5 years and males are particularly at risk. Infants are at higher risk of drowning in bathtubs, toilets, or washing machines, while most drowning in older children occ...

Immersion, near-drowning and drowning.

“Drowning” is defined as “suffocation by submersion, especially in water”66; it continues to be the third most common cause of accidental death in the general population and, for children in many countries, the second most common cause after road accidents.75 In the USA, 40% of drowning victims are less than 4 yr old.74 In Britain, the Office of Population Census reports that child deaths from ...

Drowning.

A body recovered from the water does not necessarily imply that death was due to drowning. The diagnosis of drowning is discussed together with the significance of the "diatom" and biochemical tests.