View clinical trials related to Drowning.
Filter by:This study aims to report mortality and neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident in patients with accidental hypothermia vs normothermia following drowning-related OHCA in Denmark during a six-year period from 2016-2021.
According to the 9th edition of "NOYADES" survey, 1480 drownings accidents occurred in France in 2021, of which 146 (i.e. nearly 10%), were in the Var department. These patient's care involve in first place the Emergency Medical Service (EMS). To date, there is no recommendation from French or European academic societies of emergency medicine formalising pre-hospital care of these patients (except for the specific case of cardiac arrest). This absence of recommendation therefore favours heterogeneity of practices.
Within a six-year period from 2016-2021, this retrospective cohort study aims to report: 1) the national incidence of fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents attended by the Danish Emergency Medical Services (EMS), 2) Risk factors associated with 30-day mortality, 3) Spatial distribution drowning incidents presented on a map of Denmark stratified for 30-day survival. Furthermore, the investigators will follow the Utstein Style For Drowning (USFD) recommended guidelines for uniform reporting of data from drowning.
Within a six-year period from 2016-2021, this retrospective cohort study aims to: 1) report the national incidence of drowning related OHCA's among cases attended by the Danish Emergency Medical Services (EMS), 2) assess survival defined as return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) on scene, by hospital admission and 30-day survival. Furthermore, aspects associated with better outcome are evaluated including actions taken by EMS-personnel and laypersons, geographical localization, type of activity, witnessed event, EMS response times, bystander CPR, initial rhythm, use of defibrillator, airway devices, pre-hospital medication, and patient demographics. This can potentially result in recommendations towards certain educative, preventative, rescue, or treatment strategies to reduce OHCA from drowning.
Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of accidental death in the world. One of the tools used by lifeguards to help ER assess gravity, is pulse oximetry. Its measure is variable even in optimal condition and its accuracy can be altered by factors specific to the patient and by environmental factors. The conditions gathered during a drowning rescue are thus propitious to a misleading evaluation. Assessing its reliability and looking for influencing factors of the measure of pulse oximetry could help for pre-hospital care management.
This study will examine the relationship between swimming lessons, swimming ability, and other risk factors or protective factors, and the risk of drowning among children. The study's primary focus is on children between 1 and 4 years of age, with a secondary focus on older children up to 19 years of age. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death among children under 5 years of age, with drowning rates peaking among 1- to 2- year-olds. The study will examine the circumstances of cases of children between 1 and 19 years of age who have drowned in a body of water where swimming ability might have been a risk factor, such as a pool, Jacuzzi, hot tub, pond, lake, river, canal quarry, irrigation ditch, dam, or ocean. (Drowning is defined as death from asphyxia while submerged, or within 24 hours of the submersion.) The victims' parents or guardians will be interviewed about their child's general health, temperament, motor development, swimming ability, history of swimming lessons, and exposure to water. In addition, they will be asked about environmental factors related to the child's drowning, such as if a lifeguard was present or if, in the case of a pool drowning, there was a fence around the pool. They will be asked about parental norms regarding child supervision and pool-provider advice regarding swimming instruction. Parents of older children will be asked about their child's risk-taking and sensation-seeking behaviors. Information on additional risk factors, such as the remoteness of the site of the drowning and the victim's blood alcohol level will also be obtained. The above information will be compared with similar information gathered from parents of control subjects-that is, children who are the same age as the victims and who live in the same geographic area. For adolescent cases, information about swimming in unguarded sites or drinking alcoholic beverages while in or around water will be obtained from direct interviews with adolescents, as parents may not have accurate information in these areas. The information gained from this study will provide guidance for the development of interventions to prevent childhood drowning.