Survival in adults after cardiac arrest due to drowning.

Some remarkable cases of full neurological recovery after cardiac arrest following immersion incidents have been intermittently reported in the journals over the years. These have largely been in children or teenagers who have fallen into extremely cold water. We report here two older adults who recovered completely after a period of cardiac arrest in cold water.

Treatment of near drowning--a review of 130 cases.

This paper reviews the management and clinical course of patients after rescue from near drowning. Those with adequate ventilation on arrival at hospital had an excellent prognosis. The prognosis of those patients with inadequate ventilation, or who have suffered cardiac arrest, depends on rapid assessment and the institution of vigorous resuscitative measures.