Drowning in children: Aseer Central Hospital experience, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Suliman H Al-Fifi (Author), Medhat A Shabana (Author), Mohammed Zayed (Author), Ali M Al-Binali (Author), Mohammed A Al-Shehri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To study the reasons, magnitude and outcome of drowning following submersion in water of children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study of all pediatric patients (0-13) years old who drowned and were ad...