TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Near Drowning A1 - Walker, Richard A. A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Fitch, Michael T. A2 - Joing, Scott A. A2 - Wang, Vincent J. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e AB - Drowning is submersion in a liquid resulting in respiratory distress or failure. Prognosis after submersion injuries depends on the degree of pulmonary and central nervous system injury and, therefore, is highly dependent on early rescue and resuscitation. Prevention is the most important means to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143143324 ER -