What Causes Sudden Unconsciousness In A Child Leading To Submersion In A Bathtub?
could be from a few Seconds to hardly a minute..
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Hello dear xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Welcome to HCM,
First I would like to congratulate the mother for this great presence of mind and successful resuscitation of the baby..
Now from your given description , it's quite apparent that the arrival of the EMS was within 7 minutes from 'Calling' 911..so please enquire whether mother has called 911 before giving CPR or after cause it's crucial for narrowing down the exact time frame of the incident ..
Now a 14 month old baby doesn't have what we call as complete lung development and in general has a much lesser lung reserve. So any kind of suffocation (here it is drowning as you've mentioned) and respiratory impairment make them collapse much quicker as compared to adults.
Now the tricky part is- child can be there in the tub for even much longer duration but the 'face down submersion' in water in bathtub is most likely from a few seconds to hardly a minute .. As released within 24 hrs from the hospital with no apparent complications , the time period can be even narrowed down to a few seconds only..
I hope this will clear your doubt..let me know if there's any further queries..
My best wishes..
Kind Regards
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Hi , welcome back,
Well even though Diversity of opinion is always there between doctors, still there is a common ground here in this case , so I don't think that would alter much..
Below is a list of few Consultants of Critical Care that I've found (now please note that I don't know any of them personally, so I'm sharing as per their qualifications, area of expertise, experience and off course patient reviews) :
1. Dr. XXXXXXX Samaan, MD - Office -
Franciscan Physician Network
Pulmonology
2708 Ferry St
XXXXXXX IN 47904
(765) 446-1571 (Office)
2. Dr. XXXXXXX Fischer, MD
Office -
Franciscan Physician Network - Neighborhood Family Medicine
Franciscan Physician Network Pulmonary and Critical Care
2708 Ferry St XXXXXXX IN 47904
(765) 446-1571 (Office)
3. Dr. XXXXXXX I. XXXXXXX MD
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology
1500 XXXXXXX St, XXXXXXX IN 47904
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH ARNETT
Indiana University Health Pulmonary Clinic
1500 XXXXXXX St XXXXXXX IN 47904
(765) 448-8000 (Office)
4. Dr. Eustace Fernandes, MD
Lutheran Medical Group
7916 W XXXXXXX Blvd
Fort XXXXXXX IN 46804
(260) 432-2297 (Office)
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http://www.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=71041
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I hope these information will solve your query..
My Best Wishes