Overview: Explains prevention strategies, organizational aspects of rescue, and rescue techniques.Describes prehospital and hospital treatment in detail.Includes sections on diving, water-related disasters, andSince the first edition of the .Handbook on Drowning. in 2005, many epidemiological data have confirmed the burden of drowning in several parts of the world. Studies have increased the understanding of effective drowning prevention strategies, rescue techniques and treatment options. Much has been learned about submersion and immersion hypothermia, SCUBA-diving injuries, the life-saving
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