Drowning
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UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries
The young men from Illinois had been drinking at a lake house in Wisconsin and were last seen around 2:30 a.m. Sunday
Sheriff says one man was trapped under the ice and the other was partially in the water
Michael Bettis was the squad captain when a member died on April 25 after a boat capsized during a body recovery operation
A father and son realize their destiny is assessing and treating blaster and lightsaber wounds in a galaxy far, far away
The 65-foot tourist boat made a mayday call on calm, clear, and sunny afternoon
EMS commander Craig Smith was teaching a class when a boy started drowning
He blames officials for trying to take away his children as he dealt with a personal problem
Mahmoud Ghannam, an Essex-Windsor EMS medic, was not wearing a lifejacket and drowned after his canoe capsized
Records show it took seven minutes for an EMS provider to arrive at the scene; witnesses criticized the speed of the response
The paramedic swam to the patient in the Hudson River and stabilized her until a rescue boat could bring her to an ambulance
Paramedics initiated CPR but were unable to revive the man; The actress was not home at the time of the incident
When a family began screaming, he jumped over a six-foot fence and performed CPR, resuscitating a girl who drowned in a pool
Bystanders pulled the 14-year-old boy from the pool and were able to revive him
The girl was stabilized at the pool before being taken to the hospital
The boys’ father and bystanders performed CPR; medics continued to provide care while waiting for another ambulance to continue the transport
6 paramedics from the Rogers Fire Department will take turns providing ALS care at the busy aquatic center
Capt. Jason Farley, a 20-year veteran, drowned when he slipped or fell into a storm drain
Paramedics waded into the pool full of “murky, filthy water with a lot of trash” and groped blindly for the boys
While on vacation in Orlando he found a 4-year-old at bottom of the swimming pool and resuscitated her with CPR
He had no idea his son was in danger; the 15-year-old junior firefighter’s heart was donated
A true story of a child drowning and the interruption, pain, loss, and grief that doesn’t go away for the would be rescuers
The boys’ mother and father swam to the surface, but their two children weren’t breathing when they were rescued from the underwater car
The adage of “you’re not dead until you’re warm and dead” applies to pediatric cold water drowning victims
The toddler was revived after an hour and 41 minutes of CPR and has suffered virtually no lingering effects
Around 50 responders created a CPR chain to keep the effort going after a neighbor pulled the boy, who has also recovered neurologically, out of a creek
Emergency responders overturn car to access hypothermic toddler; child has since been released from the hospital
Child upgraded to stable condition; her mother was found dead in the vehicle
Toddler in critical condition at Children’s Hospital; ATV recovered from water 18 feet deep
