Citation

Ehrmann U, Murth CM, Shank E. J. Emerg. Med. 2012; 42(1): 67.

Affiliation

Department of Anesthesiology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; Department of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Comment On:

J. Emerg. Med. 2012 42(1):66-67

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.03.018

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In response to the letter of colleagues Hawkins and Sempsrott, we totally agree that in future articles on drowning, only the new terminology should be used.

We are aware of the World Congress on Drowning 2002 in Amsterdam, and recognize that a change in the terminology of drowning accidents was proposed. In the following years there was a debate on this, and both terms were used during that time.

Today, the new definition is widely accepted and has been adopted as the standard worldwide.

In conclusion, we can only agree with Hawkins and Sempsrott that in future publications in this field, the new terminology (“drowning”) should be used.