RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58109215
T1 Drowning
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58109215
RD 2024/04/23
AB •  Effects  of  drowning  or  near-drowning  are  due  to  hypoxemia  and  aspiration•  Physiologic  effects  of  salt  water  aspiration  are  different  than  those  of  fresh  water  aspiration  -Salt  water  aspiration  produces  hypovolemia,  hemoconcentration,  and  hypertonicity  but  not  hemolysis-Aspirated  fresh  water  is  quickly  absorbed  across  the  alveoli,  leads  to  hypervolemia,  hypotonicity,  hemolysis,  and  electrolyte  abnormalities