THE SUBMERSION SYNDROME
Authors: M SALINE, G L BAUM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 December 1954THE SUBMERSION SYNDROMEMYRON SALINE, M.D., GEORGE L. BAUM, M.D., F.A.C.P.MYRON SALINE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE L. BAUM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-6-1134 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe roentgenographic finding of transitory pulmonary densities observed in a patient recovering from an episode of submersion is the basis for this report. The relative paucity of reports in the literature relating to this not unusual condition is of considerable interest. The clinical records of 26 such cases admitted to three hospitals in the Greater Miami area during the period from 1947 to 1953 are reviewed. The purpose of this report is to correlate the symptomatology with the presence of asphyxia rather than with that of aspiration. The salient findings in these 26 patients are summarized in table 1. One...Bibliography1. Fulton J: A textbook of physiology, 1950, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. HürlimannWiggers ACJ: The effects of progressive general anoxia on the pulmonary circulation, Circul. Res. 1: 230, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. CourticeKorner FCPI: The effect of anoxia on pulmonary edema produced by massive intravenous infusions, Australian J. Exper. Biol. and M. Sc. 30: 511, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Drinker CK: Pulmonary edema and inflammation, 1947, Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Google Scholar5. RomagosaMenvilleLechert JJLJJT: Radiographic changes in lungs during recovery from drowning, Radiology 55: 517, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. FainerMartinIvy DCCGAC: Resuscitation of dogs from fresh water drowning, J. Appl. Physiol. 3: 417, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. SwannSpofford HGNR: Body salt and water changes during fresh and sea water drowning, Texas Rep. Biol. and Med. 9: 356, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Gonzales T: Legal medicine and toxicology, 1937, Appleton-Century, New York. Google Scholar9. Selye H: The physiology and pathology of exposure to stress, 1950, Acta, Inc., Montreal. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Coral Gables, Florida*Received for publication March 17, 1954.From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDevelopment of an experimental model of an acute respiratory failure by intratracheal sea water infusion: A comparison with a conventional oleic acid inductionTod und Gesundheitsbeschädigung durch von außen kommende EinwirkungenDrowning: The Problem of Nonfatal Submersion and the Unconscious PatientThe Postimmersion SyndromeNear Drowning in Sea Water and Fresh WaterDAVID C. FAINER, M.D.THE DROWNED LUNG 1 December 1954Volume 41, Issue 6Page: 1134-1138KeywordsAsphyxiaHospital medicineMedical servicesResearch design ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...