RT Book, Section
A1 Ibikunle, Aminat
A1 Go, Anna C.
A1 Hajicharalambous, Christina
A1 Ogedegbe, Chinwe
A2 Go, Ronaldo C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184389399
T1 Immersion, Submersion, and Crush Injuries
T2 Understanding Crisis in Critical Care
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264258710
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184389399
RD 2024/04/24
AB Immersion,  submersion,  and  crush  injuries  are  related  to  conditions  where  the  body  is  consumed  by  a  medium,  which  may  be  liquid,  semi-solid,  or  solid.  Immersion  injuries  occur  when  the  head  is  above  the  surface  of  the  medium  whereas  submersion  injuries  refer  to  the  body  and  head  below  the  surface  of  the  medium.  Death  due  to  liquid  medium  can  be  from  asphyxia,  laryngospasm,  aspiration,  surfactant  failure,  hemolysis  due  to  hemodilution,  hypothermia,  and  infection.  In  semi-solid  or  solid  medium,  death  can  be  related  to  hypoxia,  direct  trauma  to  vital  organs  and/or  crush  injuries  with  rhabdomyolysis  and  electrolyte  disturbances.