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Her glottis spasmed and prevented pool water from entering her lungs.
Chlorinated pool water is quickly absorbed across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
Her young age and the cool pool water prevented serious pulmonary injury.
She swallowed the water.
Salt water causes more damage.
Fresh water causes more damage.
Both cause identical pathologic changes.
Cold water of either type causes more damage than warm water of either type.
Higher than 104° F
Between 98.6° F and 104° F
Between 70° F and 98° F
Between 27° F and 70° F
measurement of arterial blood gas values.
rewarming if the patient is hypothermic.
measurement of venous blood gas values.
chest radiography.
cooling the extremities and warming the body core.
warming the inspired oxygen.
heated intravenous solutions.
heated lavage of the pericardial space.