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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Near Drowning
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, First aid, Hospital care, Outcome, Prognosis, Prevention, When to Admit, References,
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Excerpt: | |  Immediate CPR
Always suspect hypothermia and associated trauma, especially brain and cervical spine injury Do not attempt to drain water from lungs Heimlich maneuver used only if foreign body airway obstruction suspected Immobilize cervical spine if neck injury possible Do not stop basic life support for "hopeless" patients until core temperature is 32°C | | – Complete recovery reported after prolonged resuscitation |
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