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Rescue Collapse Following Cold Water Immersion

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Collapse post-immersion can occur for a variety of reasons including those caused by the delayed effects of drowning, a collapse of arterial pressure and the use of inappropriate rearming methodologies. In this chapter we discuss the deterioration in the condition of immersion and other victims that can occur around the time of rescue.

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  1. Extreme Environment Laboratory, Department of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Spinnaker Building, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2ER, UK

    Michael Tipton

  2. Defence Research and Development Canada, 2459 Pie-XI Blvd North, Quebec City, PQ, G3J 1X5, Canada

    Michel Ducharme

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  1. Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joost J.L.M. Bierens

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Tipton, M., Ducharme, M. (2014). Rescue Collapse Following Cold Water Immersion. In: Bierens, J. (eds) Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9_131

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