The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation initiated a continuous review of new,
peer-reviewed published cardiopulmonary resuscitation science. This is the fifth annual …

Abstract Background The ILCOR Basic Life Support Task Force and the international
drowning research community considered it timely to undertake a scoping review of the …

Background Drowning is a cause of significant global mortality. The mechanism of injury
involves inhalation of water, lung injury and hypoxia. This systematic review addressed the …

Abstract Objectives The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, in collaboration
with drowning researchers from around the world, aimed to review the evidence addressing …

Abbreviations: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; AED, automated external defibrillator;
AHA, American Heart Association; ALS, advanced life support; BLS, basic life support; COR …

Background Drowning is a significant public health issue, with females accounting for one
third of global drowning deaths. The rate of female drowning has not decreased within high …

Background Identification of predictors of outcome at the scene of drowning events could
guide prevention, care and resource utilization. This review aimed to describe where, what …

Drowning is the third leading cause of death from unintentional injury worldwide, accounting
for 7% of all injury-related deaths. The World Health Organization estimates that there are≈ …

Methods Medical records of adult patients who experienced a drowning event and were
consequently admitted to 10 ICU for acute respiratory failure were analyzed retrospectively …

Objective: Survival rate of cardiac arrest due to hanging (H-CA) victims is low. Hence, this
leads to the question of the utility of resuscitation in these patients. The objective was to …