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Resuscitation of Drowned Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Consensus Stat...
Queiroga, AC; Dunne, C; Manino, LA; Van Der Linden, T; Mecrow, T; Bierens, JImportance: Resuscitation is a niche example of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected society in the long term. Those trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) face the dilemma that attempting to save a life may result in their own harm. This is most of all a problem for drowning, where hypoxia is the cause of cardiac arrest and ventilation is the essential first step in reversing the situation. Objective...
Drowning risk and climate change: a state-of-the-art review
Sindall, R; Mecrow, T; Queiroga, AC; Boyer, C; Koon, W; Peden, AEDrowning and climate change are both significant global health threats, yet little research links climate change to drowning risk. Research into the epidemiology, risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentional drowning in high-income and in low-income and middle-income countries has expanded understanding, but understanding of disaster and extreme weather-related drowning needs research focus. As nati...
Resuscitation of the drowned person in the era of COVID-19 disease: Global cons...
Queiroga, AC; Dunne, C; Manino, L; Mecrow, T; van der Linden, T; Bierens, JThe following recommendations were developed in April-May 2020 and based on the current knowledge of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). As countries, regions and aquatic organisations are at different stages of the disease and have different approaches to reducing the impact of the virus, there may be variations in practice that need to be considered before their implementation. There is also a wide variety in dr...