Review

‘Dry drowning’ and other myths

David Szpilman, MD, Justin Sempsrott, MD, Jonathon Webber, RN, Seth C. Hawkins, MD, Roberto Barcala-Furelos, PhD, Andrew Schmidt, DO, MPH and Ana Catarina Queiroga, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2018, 85 (7) 529-535; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17070

Article Information

vol. 85 no. 7 529-535
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17070
PubMed 
30004377
Published By 
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Print ISSN 
0891-1150
Online ISSN 
1939-2869
History 
  • Published online July 1, 2018.
Copyright & Usage 
Copyright © 2018 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Author Information

  1. David Szpilman, MD⇑
  1. Medical Director of Brazilian Lifesaving Society (SOBRASA)
  2. Rio de Janeiro Municipal Civil Defense
  3. Drowning Resuscitation Centre, Fire Department of Rio de Janeiro (CBMERJ), Retired
  4. Co-founder, International Drowning Research Alliance (IDRA)
  5. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  1. ADDRESS:
    David Szpilman, MD, Medical Director, Brazilian Lifesaving Society (SOBRASA), Av. das Américas 3555, bloco 2, sala 302, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro 22631-003 Brazil; david{at}szpilman.com
  1. Justin Sempsrott, MD
  1. Executive Director, Lifeguards Without Borders, Kuna, ID
  2. International Drowning Research Alliance (Co-founder, USA)
  1. Jonathon Webber, RN
  1. Honorary Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
  2. International Drowning Research Alliance (Cofounder, New Zealand)
  1. Seth C. Hawkins, MD
  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
  2. Director, Lifeguards Without Borders
  3. Affiliate, International Drowning Research Alliance (USA)
  4. Medical Director, Starfish Aquatics Institute
  5. Co-author, Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Drowning
  1. Roberto Barcala-Furelos, PhD
  1. Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
  2. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  3. International Drowning Research Alliance (Co-founder, Spain)
  4. REMOSS Research Group
  1. Andrew Schmidt, DO, MPH
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
  2. Co-founder, Lifeguards Without Borders
  3. Honorary Member, International Drowning Research Alliance ( USA)
  1. Ana Catarina Queiroga, PhD
  1. EPI-Unit, Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
  2. International Drowning Research Alliance (Co-founder, Portugal)
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