Resumen

RODRIGUEZ GARCIA, Aurelio  y  GOMEZ GARCIA, Antonia María. Manejo inicial del casi ahogamiento e hipotermia por inmersión. Ene. [online]. 2014, vol.8, n.1. ISSN 1988-348X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1988-348X2014000100003.

Main objective: To determine the practices and activities recommended that scientific evidence on the initial assessment and treatment of near-drowning and immersion hypothermia to develop a guide for action. Methodology used: a literature reviewwas conducted in major biomedical databases, PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Database, Direct Sciene, among others. Main results: We describe the recommended practices for the assessment and initial management of near-drowning patient with or without associated immersion hypothermia. Main conclusion: The monitoring of protocols based on scientific evidence now exists to increase the survival rateand minimize the consequences.

Palabras clave : Inmersion accident; ner-drowning; hypothermia; rewarming; hypoxia; acidosis.