Drowning
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UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries
Wis. rescue divers pull woman from vehicle submerged in icy river; Paramedics revived her
Mom finds 15-month-old girls in bathtub and father gone from the home
A team performed CPR for 27 minutes; he regained a pulse as his mother started praying and is now thriving against all odds
The 2-month-old was dead when paramedics arrived, and a woman鈥檚 14-year-old daughter was arrested after a police investigation
6-year-old girl was pulled from swimming pool unresponsive
New Zealand intensive care paramedics prep for offshore and coastal emergencies
He 鈥渨as swept under鈥� in a wave pool and remained underwater for 5-10 minutes; bystanders began CPR and he regained a pulse
Paramedics were unable to resuscitate the man who died on the scene; other swimmers were treated for minor injuries after the large wave pummeled the popular beach
Search ends with discovery of autistic child in pond; drowning determined to be the cause of death
Speedy rescue from emergency responders saves two boaters at risk of hypothermia and drowning
Lifeguards and beachgoers tried to rescue him; he was unresponsive when responders performed CPR and was pronounced at a local hospital
Lifeguards pulled him from the water off Huntington Beach and performed CPR, but he died at a hospital
The girl was unresponsive when the man and his sister pulled her from the pond and began CPR
Responders arrived to find people standing around staring at the victim; it鈥檚 unclear how long the man was submerged and cause of death is pending
She heard yelling and performed CPR on a 3-year-old in the water; the 20-year-veteran was at the beach at the right time thanks to her son
The system gives paramedics specific epinephrine dosage information, which varies depending on a child鈥檚 size, before they even get to the scene
Football player Josh Shaw sprained both ankles jumping from balcony, then crawled to the pool to pull out the 7-year-old boy
The boy was taken to a hospital in serious condition but is expected to survive
His skid loader overturned into the pit; he was seatbelted in and not able to escape
The victims ignored safety warnings and drowned Wednesday due to a combination of high winds and strong current
Ben Carlson was helping a swimmer struggling when they were hit by a large wave; the swimmer made it to the shore but Carlson went under water
He鈥檚 raising money for a nonprofit that helps families afford survival swimming classes
