Drowning
title: Drowning tags: #FFICM notebook: ð-FFICM type: inprogress
source: [[mcqs-and-sbas-in-intensive-care-medicine-oxford-higher-special-training]]
| Flashcard | type:cloze |
|---|---|
| The {{c1::2005 WHO::year and organisation}} definition of {{c2::drowning::disease}} is that it is a process of {{c3::respiratory impairment}} from {{c4::submersion in a liquid air medium}}, and that a {{c5::liquid air interface is present at the entrance to the patients airway.}} |
And basic anki:
| Flashcard | type:basic |
|---|---|
| Is it drowning in saltwater or fresh water that will mess up alveolar surfactant? | Fresh Water |
| Is it drowning in saltwater or fresh water that will get water moving into the pulmonary microvasculature? | Fresh Water |
| Is it drowning in saltwater or fresh water that will get water moving from the blood into the pulmonary alveoli? | Salt Water |
| Is it drowning in saltwater or fresh water that will do most damage to the alveolar capillary membrane? | Salt Water |
| Is it drowning in saltwater or fresh water that has a higher chance of infection? | Fresh water |
| Should you give prophylactic antibiotics following near drowning? | No |
| Is pneumonia following near drowning common or uncommon? | Uncommon |
| How high a percentage of patients who drown aspirate fluid into their lungs? | Around 80-90% |
| How high a percentage of patients who drown don't aspirate fluid into their lungs? | Around 10-20% |
| How can you drown submerged in water without aspirating fluid into the lungs? | Some have laryngospasm that never breaks |
| Is the chance of a good neurological outcome following cold water drowning any better than warm water drowning? | Yes but it's rubbish in both |