溺水是常见的意外,每年因溺水死亡者为数不少。据美国统计因溺水死亡占意外死亡数的10％,其中5岁以下者占40％。在我国虽无确切的统计,而每年溺水病人为数也不少。溺水后可引起窒息、缺氧,如当时合并心跳停止称为溺死(Drowning),心跳未停或溺水经心肺复苏成功,但存活24小时者称为接近溺死(Near-drowning)。两者的急救原则、具体方法与一般复苏相似,但亦有其特殊问题。溺水与一般心跳骤停时的临床表现大致 Drowning is a common accident, with a large number of deaths each year due to drowning. According to the statistics of the United States, 10% of accidental deaths due to drowning, of which 40% are under 5 years of age. Although there is no exact statistics in our country, there are not many drowning patients each year. Drowning can cause asphyxia and hypoxia, as was the case when drowning was associated with a cessation of heartbeat, cardiopulmonary resuscitation without drowsiness or drowning, but survival for 24 hours was called near-drowning. The first aid principle for both is similar to the general recovery but it also has its own special problems. The clinical manifestations of drowning and general cardiac arrest generally