Near Drowning in Sea Water and Fresh Water
Authors: DAVID C. FAINER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 October 1963Near Drowning in Sea Water and Fresh WaterDAVID C. FAINER, M.D.DAVID C. FAINER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-4-537 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe cardiorespiratory and biochemical events occurring during sea water or fresh water drowning in dogs have been extensively investigated (1-5). The available data in man, although suggestive, are too scanty to prove that a person reacts similarly to a dog after submergence (6).The following 3 cases of survival after near drowning, 2 in sea water and 1 in fresh water, lend support to the presumption that the process of drowning in man is similar to that in the dog. These patients also illustrate certain complications that may be encountered after rescue and resuscitation from near drowning.CASE REPORTSCASE...References1. BANTINGHALLJONESLIEBELLOUGHEED FGGEJMBDW: Physiological studies in experimental asphyxia and drowning. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 39: 226, 1938. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. SWANNBRUCERMOOREVEZIEN HGMCBL: Fresh water and sea water drowning: a study of terminal cardiac and biochemical events. Texas Rep. Biol. Med. 5: 423, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. SWANNBRUCER HGM: The cardiorespiratory and biochemical events during rapid anoxic death. VI. fresh water and sea water drowning. Texas Rep. Biol. Med. 7: 604, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. FAINERMARTINIVY DCCGAC: Resuscitation of dogs from fresh water drowning. J. Appl. Physiol. 3: 417, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. REDDINGVOIGTSAFAR JCGCP: Drowning treated with intermittant positive pressure breathing. J. Appl. Physiol. 15: 849, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SWANN HG: Resuscitation in semi-drowning, in Artificial Respiration: Theory and Applications, ed. by Whittenberger, J. L., P. B. Hoeber, Inc., New York, 1962, p. 202. Google Scholar7. GORDONRAYMONIVY ASFAC: Drowning phenomena in various species. Fed. Proc. 13: 58, 1954. Google Scholar8. ROMAGOSAMENVILLELECKERT JJLJJT: Radiographic changes in the lungs during recovery from drowning. Radiology 55: 517, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. HADDYDISENHOUSE TBRB: Acute pulmonary edema due to near drowning in fresh water. J. Pediat. 44: 565, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. SALINEBAUM MGL: The submersion syndrome. Ann. Intern. Med. 41: 1134, 1954. LinkGoogle Scholar11. RATH CE: Drowning hemoglobinuria. Blood 8: 1099, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. FULLER RH: Drowning and the postimmersion syndrome. A clinicopathologic study. Milit. Med. 128: 22, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. REDDINGVOIGTSAFAR JSGCP: Treatment of sea water aspiration. J. Appl. Physiol. 15: 1113, 1960. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. REDDINGCOZINEVOIGTSAFAR JSRAGCP: Resuscitation from drowning. JAMA 178: 1136, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. ELAMGREENE JODG: Expired air methods without accessory apparatus, in Artificial Respiration: Theory and Applications, ed. by Whittenberger, J. L., P. B. Hoeber, Inc., New York, 1962, p. 69. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ventura, CaliforniaFrom the Departments of Medicine, Ventura County General Hospital, Ventura, California, and the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.Requests for reprints should be addressed to David C. Fainer, M.D., 2833 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByClinical Course of 61 Serious Immersion IncidentsDrowning: Pathophysiology and managementFresh water drowning at lowered body temperature 1 October 1963Volume 59, Issue 4Page: 537-541KeywordsAtrial fibrillationEdemaHemoglobinHospital medicineHypotensionResuscitation Issue Published: 1 October 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...