Observational Study of Drowning Patient's Emergency Care in Its Pre-hospital Phase. (VAR-NOYADE)

Intermunicipal Hospital Center Toulon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Drowning

Treatments: Other: Prehospital care following drowning accident

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05751655

2023-CHITS-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

According to the 9th edition of "NOYADES" survey, 1480 drownings accidents occurred in France in 2021, of which 146 (i.e. nearly 10%), were in the Var department. These patient's care involve in first place the Emergency Medical Service (EMS).

To date, there is no recommendation from French or European academic societies of emergency medicine formalising pre-hospital care of these patients (except for the specific case of cardiac arrest). This absence of recommendation therefore favours heterogeneity of practices.

Full description

Within a three-year period from 2019 to 2022, this retrospective observational study aims to provide an inventory of pre-hospital practices by the EMS in the Var department and to describe drowning patients' characteristics as well as their outcome, according to the initial regulation and the type of care. These data could help for pre-hospital care management.

Enrollment: 296 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Drowning patient
2. Aged 18 years old or over
3. Patient treated by pre-hospital care from the emergency medical services 83 (SAMU 83) between 1st January 2019 and 30th September 2022.

Exclusion criteria

1. Diving accident
2. Patient opposition to participate in the study

Trial design

296 participants in 1 patient group

Drowning patients

Description:

Process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid

Treatment:

Other: Prehospital care following drowning accident