Predictors of emergency department discharge following pediatric drowning

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Mar;36(3):446-449. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.08.057. Epub 2017 Sep 4.

Authors

Rebecca M Cantu¹, Christopher M Pruitt², Nichole Samuy², Chang L Wu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States. Electronic address: rmcantu@uams.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.

PMID: 28899637
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.08.057

No abstract available

Keywords: Discharge; Drowning; Immersion; Pediatrics.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Near Drowning / epidemiology
Near Drowning / therapy*
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Retrospective Studies
Seasons
Sex Factors