European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Apr 2015)

The Role of Accidental and Therapeutic Hypothermia in Non-Fatal Drowning

  • Jonathan Gauci,
  • Karen Anne Cassar,
  • Sarah-Ann Mercieca,
  • Jonathan Joslin,
  • Noel Borg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12890/2015_000195
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 2

Abstract

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A case of non-fatal drowning with a successful outcome despite a submersion time of 25 min is described. Our case report emphasizes the role of accidental hypothermia in the survival of drowning victims with hypoxic brain injury, and supports the use of therapeutic hypothermia in the resuscitation of these patients.

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