This chapter from Outdoor Emergency Care: A Patroller's Guide to Medical Care (6th edition) focuses on managing water-related emergencies. It details various types of incidents, including drowning, which is defined as respiratory impairment from submersion, and emphasizes prevention strategies such as avoiding alcohol and using safety equipment. The text also covers scuba diving emergencies, categorizing them by dive phase and explaining conditions like barotrauma, squeeze, arterial gas embolism (AGE), and decompression sickness (DCS). Finally, it provides comprehensive guidance on patient assessment and management, stressing the importance of scene safety, protecting the spine in submersion injuries, and understanding the specific signs and symptoms of different water-related conditions.

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