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Near drowning - Symptom
Alternative Names
Drowning - near
Symptoms:
Symptoms can vary, but may include:
- Abdominal distention
- Bluish skin of the face, especially around the lips
- Cold skin and pale appearance
- Confusion
- Cough with pink, frothy sputum
- Irritability
- Lethargy
- No breathing
- Restlessness
- Shallow or gasping respirations
- Chest pain
- Unconsciousness
- Vomiting
- Reviewed last on: 6/9/2008
- John E. Duldner, Jr., MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine Akron General Medical Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Knaut AL. Feldhaus KM. Submersion. In: Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006.
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