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Drowning

Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incidents. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance. After successful resuscitation…

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Complications
Hypothermia, aspiration, acute respiratory distress syndrome
Deaths
300,000 (2024)
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms
Differential diagnosis
Suicide, seizure, murder, hypoglycemia, heart arrhythmia
Frequency
4.5 million (2015)
Medication
Oxygen therapy, intravenous fluids, vasopressors

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Water safety

Management

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Drowning

Nodes148
Edges147
Triples265
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013514
Components1

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Drowning

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related to Dry drowning · 25
Drowning → American College, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Amsterdam, As, CDC, Centers, Disease Control, Dry, Emergency Physicians, Following, In, International Conference, International Liaison Committee, International Lifesaving Federation, Misinformation, Prevention, Resuscitation, Starfish Aquatics Institute, Such
related to Risk factors · 22
Drowning → Alcohol, An, Barriers, Children, Drownings, Epileptics, Extensive, Familial, Feeling, Free, However, Inability, Individuals, Ineffective, Many, More, Participation, Risk, SCA, SCD
related to Africa · 20
Drowning → Africa, Burkina Faso, Côte, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, In, Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi, Many, Nigeria, Potential, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
related to External links · 16
Drowning → Almost DrowningGlobal Status Report, Canada, Canadian Red Cross, Cold Water ImmersionThe Psychological, December, Drowning Prevention, Drowning Research, Drownings, Effects, Geneva, Ice, ISBN, Module, Research, World Health Organization, Years
related to Capital punishment · 14
Drowning → Austria, During, England, Europe, France, French Revolution, Iceland, In Europe, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, Middle Ages, Nantes, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland
related to Old terminology · 14
Drowning → Active, Dry, Examples, Instinctively, Near, Notably, Occasionally, Passive, Secondary, Several, Silent, The, These, Wet
related to South Asia · 13
Drowning → According, Bangladesh, Bihar, China, Daily Times, Death, Deaths, Due, India, Pakistan, South Asian, Sundarbans, West Bengal
related to United States · 13
Drowning → According, African-Americans, CDC, Hispanic, In, Native Americans, People, Surveys, The, There, United States, US, Worldwide
has prevention · 12
Drowning → Being, Evidence, It, Learning, Lifeguards, Many, Measures, Non-professional, People, Surveillance, The, The World Health Organization
related to Water aspiration · 11
Drowning → An, Aspirated, Because, During, However, If, In, The, This, Though, When

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water may death people person children swimming lungs oxygen victim body rescue breathing due blood risk cause resuscitation submersion time

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DrowningComplicationsHypothermia, aspiration, acute respiratory distress syndrome1.00infobox
DrowningDeaths300,000 (2024)1.00infobox
DrowningDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms1.00infobox
DrowningDifferential diagnosisSuicide, seizure, murder, hypoglycemia, heart arrhythmia1.00infobox
DrowningFrequency4.5 million (2015)1.00infobox
DrowningMedicationOxygen therapy, intravenous fluids, vasopressors1.00infobox
DrowningPreventionFencing pools, teaching children to swim, safe boating practices1.00infobox
DrowningRisk factorsAlcohol use, epilepsy, access to water, cold water shock, storms1.00infobox
DrowningSpecialtyEmergency medicine, Critical care medicine1.00infobox
DrowningSymptomsEvent: Often occurs silently with a person found unconscious After rescue: Breathing problems, confusion, unconsciousness1.00infobox
DrowningTreatmentRescue breathing, CPR, mechanical ventilation1.00infobox
DrowningUsual onsetRapid1.00infobox
Drowningcausesaround 3000.90text
Drowningis atype of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid0.90text
Drowningis ainability to swim0.90text
Drowningis amost common cause of death for people with seizure disorders0.90text
Drowningis asecond leading cause of death0.90text

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