Understanding Pathophysiology, 6e
Understanding Pathophysiology, 6e
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323354097
Author: Sue E. Huether RN PhD, Kathryn L. McCance RN PhD
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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To explain: The major mechanism of injury with drowning.

Concept introduction: The injuries that occur due to the failure of cells to receive oxygen are known as asphyxial injuries. The deficiency of oxygen in the cell may be total (anoxia) and partial (hypoxia). Drowning is categorized in asphyxial injury as it is the process of experiencing the impairment of respiration from immersion in the liquid medium.

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