Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Submersion Injury With Hypothermia and Ventricular Fibrillation

• Main Authors: Anita Thomas (Author), Elizabeth Sanseau (Author), Neil Uspal (Author), Rebekah Burns (Author), Marc Auerbach (Author), Derya Caglar (Author), Kimberly Stone (Author), Jennifer Reid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Submersion injury or drowning is a leading preventable cause of pediatric mortality and morbidity. Submersion injuries are often accompanied by hypothermia and asphyxia that can lead to inadequate oxygen delivery to tissues and subsequent cardiac arrhythmias. Methods This simulation-bas...