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Med J Aust
; 188(8): 484-5, 2008 Apr 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18429720
ABSTRACT
Eight children suffered drowning or near-drowning in Sydney pools over an 11-day period in January 2007. Four received basic life support (BLS) within 5 minutes of immersion and survived with good functional neurological outcomes. The other four were not discovered for >or= 5 minutes and all died. This cluster serves as a reminder that timely effective bystander BLS is crucial to survival and good clinical outcomes in near-drowning episodes.