TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Drowning - An update on prehospital and intrahospital treatment strategies
JO  - Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie: AINS
A1  - Strunden, Mike Sebastian
A1  - Tank, Sascha
A1  - Kerner, Thoralf
SP  - 462
EP  - 469
VL  - 50
IS  - 7-08
N2  - 500000 people die from unintentional drowning each year worldwide. Drowning accidents occur to humans of every age, while fatal drowning is the leading cause of death among boys 5 to 14 years of age. In Germany, however, most drowning victims are elderly people. Considering the multitude of accident settings, ranging from bathing accidents in lakes to shipwrecks at sea, professional first responders need to adapt to various scenarios. This article summarizes the pathophysiology of drowning, particular features of prehospital life support and current knowledge on the further therapy of victims of near fatal drowning accidents.<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0939-2661
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-102249
ID  - ref1
ER  -