Drowning may occur wherever there is water, whether it is only a
few inches in the bottom of the tub or thousands of feet in the
ocean. People should be aware of life-saving techniques from rescue
to resuscitation.
Review Date: 01/04/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
