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Clinical Care in Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Immersion, Drowning, Hypo- and Hyperthermia
Key Points ▪ Immersion in water causes acute redistribution of blood from the extremities and splanchnic vessels to the heart and pulmonary vessels. This can precipitate pulmonary edema (immersion pulmonary edema [IPE], swimming-induced pulmonary edema [SIPE]) in some individuals, especially…