Volume 9, Issue 12: Drowning

Drowning 

It is one of the hottest days in July and you have barely had a chance to hydrate and have a snack due to the volume of calls when you are dispatched to Bournemouth Pier “drowning in progress; RNLI in attendance”. En route, you start thinking through the guidelines, is your knowledge of them up-to-date?

CPD Benefit

Drowning claimed 585 lives in the UK in 2018. This article examines how drowning occurs, including the pathophysiology and a detailed description of the four stages of immersion. After reading this issue you should have an understanding of the assessment and treatment considerations at different stages of immersion. This will enable a faster and more accurate response where outcomes for the patient are time-critical.

Assessment Answers

You can check your answers to the quiz by clicking the link below:

Standby CPD Volume 9 – Assessment Answers