Childhood drowning.

1. List preventive efforts that may decrease drowning rates in the pediatric population. 2. Name the physiologic consequences of hypoxic-ischemic injury in drowning victims. 3. Explain the importance of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pediatric drowning victims. 4. Discuss the appropriate interventions for each stage of drowning-associated cardiac arrest. 5. Specify which pediatric drowning victims may be discharged from the emergency department.