ArticleScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2024
Characteristics and critical care interventions in drowning patients treated by the Danish Air Ambulance from 2016 to 2021: a nationwide registry-based study with 30-day follow-up.
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The Emergency Call on Drowning: A Registry-based Cohort Study of the Characteristics, Predictors, and Outcomes of Fatal and Non-fatal Drowning
Machine Learning-assisted Drowning Identification for the Danish Prehospital Drowning Data: Using Machine Learning to Optimise the Danish Drowning Formula
Incidence and Characteristics of Drowning Patients at Sea Treated by the Royal Danish Air Force's Search And Rescue Helicopters From 2014-2023: a Nationwide Registry-based Study
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Danish Drowning Cohort: Evaluation of Data Availability for Fatal and Non-Fatal Drowning Incidents.Clinical epidemiology · 2026Article
- Drowning incidents treated by the Danish Royal Air Force's Search and Rescue helicopters: a 10-year nationwide registry-based cohort study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- A novel model for early prediction of in-hospital mortality in seawater drowning: the SNOP score.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of seawater drowning cases in Sinop, a Turkish coastal city: a 13-year retrospective study.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to drowning - a nationwide registry-based study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- The Danish Drowning Cohort: Utstein-style data from fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents in Denmark.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Article
- Prehospital guidelines on in-water traumatic spinal injuries for lifeguards and prehospital emergency medical services: an international Delphi consensus study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundImproving oxygenation and ventilation in drowning patients early in the field is critical and may be lifesaving. The critical care interventions performed by physicians in drowning management are poorly described. The aim was to describe patient characteristics and critical care interventions with 30-day mortality as the primary outcome in drowning patients treated by the Danish Air Ambulance.
methodsThis retrospective cohort study with 30-day follow-up identified drowning patients treated by the Danish Air Ambulance from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2021. Drowning patients were identified using a text-search algorithm (Danish Drowning Formula) followed by manual review and validation. Operational and medical data were extracted from the Danish Air Ambulance database. Descriptive analyses were performed comparing non-fatal and fatal drowning incidents with 30-day mortality as the primary outcome.
resultsOf 16,841 dispatches resulting in a patient encounter in the six years, the Danish Drowning Formula identified 138 potential drowning patients. After manual validation, 98 drowning patients were included in the analyses, and 82 completed 30-day follow-up. The prehospital and 30-day mortality rates were 33% and 67%, respectively. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics severity scores from 4 to 7, indicating a critical emergency, were observed in 90% of the total population. They were significantly higher in the fatal versus non-fatal group (p < 0.01). At least one critical care intervention was performed in 68% of all drowning patients, with endotracheal intubation (60%), use of an automated chest compression device (39%), and intraosseous cannulation (38%) as the most frequently performed interventions. More interventions were generally performed in the fatal group (p = 0.01), including intraosseous cannulation and automated chest compressions.
conclusionsThe Danish Air Ambulance rarely treated drowning patients, but those treated were severely ill, with a 30-day mortality rate of 67% and frequently required critical care interventions. The most frequent interventions were endotracheal intubation, automated chest compressions, and intraosseous cannulation.
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