Latar belakang: Drowning atau tenggelam didefinisikan sebagai masuknya cairan yang cukup banyak ke dalam saluran nafas paru-paru. Dalam kasus tenggelam, terendamnya seluruh tubuh tidak diperlukan. Yang diperlukan adalah adanya menutupi lubang hidung dan mulut sehingga hanya terbatas pada perairan seperti laut, sungai, danau, kolam renang, tetapi mungkin pula terbenam kubangan selokan di mana ba...

We describe a rare case of Francisella novicida bacteremia following a near-drowning event in seawater. We highlight the challenges associated with laboratory identification of F. novicida and differences in the epidemiology of F. novicida and Francisella tularensis infections.

Sequential neurological and intellectual recovery after childhood near-drowning is discussed. Decisions concerning the persistence and intensity of resuscitation require a knowledge of the natural history of intellectual improvement after rescue from near-drowning. A severe case of fresh-water immersion, leading to recovery, is described. Evidence is presented to suggest that the time interval ...

Diatoms are a group of unicellular algae that have been recorded and classified for over 200 years and have been used in a range of applications in forensic science. We have developed a quantitative diatom-based reconstruction technique to confirm drowning as a cause of death and localize the site of drowning in two recent, high-profile, case studies. In both case studies we collected diatom sa...

BACKGROUND Edwardsiella tarda is an Enterobacteriaceae found in aquatic environments. Extraintestinal infections caused by Edwardsiella tarda in humans are rare and occur in the presence of some risk factors. As far as we know, this is the first case of near-drowning-associated pneumonia with bacteremia caused by coinfection with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and Edwardsiella ta...

Vol. 13 No. 4 81 venues (such as beaches or who have access to private swimming pools) to establish estimates of exposure to risk; • an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the drowning of children aged 0–6 years in NSW; • assessment of the feasibility of using community health centres as a contact point for drowning prevention information; • a feasibility trial of using a Safe Commun...

In order to corroborate the medico-legal diagnosis of vital submersion we reviewed the appropriate literature and tested Icard's initial hypothesis, already expressed in 1932, that Strontium might be a good indicator of sea-water drowning. Therefore, we examined all the bodies found either in fresh or in sea-water, and also non-drowned control cases. Strontium concentrations in both cardiac cav...