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A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 66 - 69, 23.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1062457

Abstract

Introduction: The frequency of drowning increases with the warming of the weather, especially in summer months. In this paper, the clinical features, radiological imaging and laboratory values of three patients who presented to the emergency department due to near-drowning are discussed comparatively.
Case Report: In Case 1 and 3, advanced life support was applied at the scene and spontaneous circulation was restored. Case 2 presented with the complaint of dyspnea. Cases 1 and 3 died after being admitted to the intensive care unit, while Case 2 was discharged with full recovery.
Conclusion: Diffuse ground-glass opacities were detected in the early thorax computed tomography imaging of all three cases. In addition, there were early increases in laboratory values in all three cases, with the highest increases being observed in aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and creatinine kinase values. This suggests that tissue perfusion disorder develops in the early period.

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References

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Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 66 - 69, 23.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1062457

Abstract

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YOK

Project Number

YOK

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yok

References

  • [1] Restrepo CS, Ortiz C, Singh AK, Sannananja B. Near-drowning: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and imaging findings. J Trauma Care, 2017;3:(1026).
  • [2] Tyler MD, Richards DB, Reske-Nielsen C, Saghafi O, Morse EA, Carey R et al. The epidemiology of drowning in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC public health, 2017;17(1): 1-7.
  • [3] Schilling UM, Bortolin M. Drowning. Minerva anestesiologica, 2011;78(1);69-77.
  • [4] Abelairas-Gomez C, Tipton MJ, González-Salvado V, Bierens, JJ. ( Drowning: epidemiology, prevention, pathophysiology, resuscitation, and hospital treatment. Emergencias: revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Emergencias, 2019;31(4): 270-280.
  • [5] Suen KFK, Leung R, Leung LP. Therapeutic Hypothermia for asphyxial out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to drowning: a systematic review of case series and case reports. Therapeutic hypothermia and temperature management, 2017;7(4):210-221.
  • [6] Mosayebi Z, Movahedian AH, Mousavi GA. Drowning in children in Iran: outcomes and prognostic factors. Med J Malaysia 2011;66:187-90.
  • [7] Oehmichen M, Hennig R, Meissner C. Near-drowning and clinical laboratory changes. Legal Medicine,2008;10(1):1-5.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

Erdal Yavuz 0000-0002-3168-6469

Kasım Turgut 0000-0003-2955-1714

Umut Gülaçtı 0000-0003-2151-7212

İrfan Aydın 0000-0003-0136-3930

Ebru Arslan 0000-0001-6675-8795

Oğuzhan Özcan This is me 0000-0002-4916-5880

Project Number YOK
Early Pub Date June 22, 2022
Publication Date June 23, 2022
Submission Date January 24, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 13 Issue: 2

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APA Yavuz, E., Turgut, K., Gülaçtı, U., Aydın, İ., et al. (2022). A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, 13(2), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1062457
AMA Yavuz E, Turgut K, Gülaçtı U, Aydın İ, Arslan E, Özcan O. A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. June 2022;13(2):66-69. doi:10.33706/jemcr.1062457
Chicago Yavuz, Erdal, Kasım Turgut, Umut Gülaçtı, İrfan Aydın, Ebru Arslan, and Oğuzhan Özcan. “A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Near-Drowning”. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 13, no. 2 (June 2022): 66-69. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1062457.
EndNote Yavuz E, Turgut K, Gülaçtı U, Aydın İ, Arslan E, Özcan O (June 1, 2022) A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 13 2 66–69.
IEEE E. Yavuz, K. Turgut, U. Gülaçtı, İ. Aydın, E. Arslan, and O. Özcan, “A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning”, Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 66–69, 2022, doi: 10.33706/jemcr.1062457.
ISNAD Yavuz, Erdal et al. “A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Near-Drowning”. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 13/2 (June 2022), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1062457.
JAMA Yavuz E, Turgut K, Gülaçtı U, Aydın İ, Arslan E, Özcan O. A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. 2022;13:66–69.
MLA Yavuz, Erdal et al. “A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Near-Drowning”. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, vol. 13, no. 2, 2022, pp. 66-69, doi:10.33706/jemcr.1062457.
Vancouver Yavuz E, Turgut K, Gülaçtı U, Aydın İ, Arslan E, Özcan O. A Report of Three Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department due to Near-Drowning. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. 2022;13(2):66-9.