Cohort study shows 55% survival rate from drowning in patients, indicating key prognostic factors.
The SAR helicopters rescue and treat a significant number of drowning patients every year. The overall prehospital survival rate was 55%, and significant prognostic factors associated with fatal drowning included male sex, increasing age, submersion injury, and a GCS score < 14 at SAR arrival.
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