AUTHORS
María Domínguez Gimeno
Marta Nohales Valiente
KEY WORDS
Drowning, Fresh water, Salt water, Submersion, Immersion.
ABSTRACT
Introduction. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death in the world, and the nursing approach differs according to the type of water in which the victim was drowning, fresh or salt water. The aim was to determine the physiological, pathological and treatment differences in near-drowning in different types of water.
Materials and methods: literature review. The databases used were “Google Scholar, Cinahl and Medline complete” via the José Planas virtual library at the European University of Valencia and the PubMed database.
Results. 11 articles were selected. The data in the materials selected was analysed, explaining the differences that exist between the cellular physiology of a person who has nearly drowned in fresh or salt water, the pathologies resulting from this accident and the relevant care and treatment.
Conclusions. When someone nearly drowns in fresh water there are more detrimental effects than nearly drowning in salt water.