Cerebral support for near-drowned children in a temperate environment

The case histories of three children who were admitted to Modbury Hospital after immersion accidents in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide during the period from November, 1978, to March, 1979, are presented. Hypothermia of moderate degree was found in one child. A Canadian treatment regimen is reviewed, and a plea made for a more vigorous management of the near-drowned victims of immersion accidents.