Literature on Drowning and Drowning Prevention

Drowning Definitions and Terminology

A new definition of drowning: towards documentation and prevention of a global public health problem (2005)

Clarification and categorization of non-fatal drowning: A draft position statement for review and input by the global drowning community (2018)

Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary (2021)

‘Dry drowning’ and other myths (2018)

The use of non-uniform drowning terminology: a follow-up study (2017)

2015 Revised Utstein-Style Recommended Guidelines for Uniform Reporting of Data From Drowning-Related Resuscitation: An ILCOR Advisory Statement (2017)

Drowning Prevention

Creating a drowning chain of survival (2014)

Prevention of drowning (2021)

The link between medical conditions and fatal drownings in Canada (2022)

Cold water therapies: minimizing risk (2022)

Why swimmers drown (e-Book) (2022)

Drowning Physiology

‘Autonomic conflict’: a different way to die during cold water immersion? (2015)

Cold stress effects on exposure tolerance and exercise performance (2015)

Physiological and pathophysiological implications of upper airway reflexes in humans (2000)

Physiology of drowning: a review (2016)

Shallow water blackout (2020)

The physiology of cooling in cold water (2014)

Drowning Rescue, Resuscitation, and Management

Drowning (2012)

Drowning in the adult population: Emergency Department resuscitation and treatment (2015)

Is drowning a mere matter of resuscitation? (2018)

Wilderness medical society clinical practice guidelines for the treatment and prevention of drowning: 2019 update (2019)

Management for the drowning patient (2021)

Resuscitation and Emergency Care in Drowning: A Scoping Review (2021)

The lifeguard rescue reporting system: Survey results from a collaborative data collection method (2021)

Experiences, beliefs, and attitudes of lifeguards from Australia and the United Kingdom toward lifeguard involvement in flood mitigation and response (2022)

A systematic review of interventions for resuscitation following drownin g (2023)

Lifeguard Education & Training

The Lifeguard Rescue Reporting System: Survey Results from a Collaborative Data Collection Method (2021)

Swim Education and Training

Moving in extreme environments: open water swimming in cold and warm water (2014)

Drowning in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Cost-effectiveness of an injury and drowning prevention program in Bangladesh (2012)

International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Evidence Consensus Statements

AED Use in Drowning (2020)

AED First vs CPR First in Cardiac Arrest following Drowning (2022)

Airway Management in Drowning (2020)

Bystander CPR in Drowning (2020)

Compression-first (CAB) or Ventilation-first (ABC) Strategy in Cardiac Arrest following Drowning (2022)

Discharge Criteria following a Non-fatal Drowning (2020)

Fatal Drowning Risk Factors (2020)

Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) in Drowning (2020)

In Water Resuscitation in Drowning (2022)

Public Access Defibrillator Programs for Drowning (2022)

Mechanical Ventilation in Drowning (2020)

Oxygen Administration following Drowning (2022)

Resuscitation on a Boat (2020)

Ventilation Equipment for Pre-hospital Resuscitation following Drowning (2022)