On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. James Gilbertson with the Ottawa Hospital, and Cst. Caroline Gallant with The Ottawa Police Marine, Dive and Trails (MDT) Unit.
We take a dive into drowning and cover:
- What drowning is
- The scale of the problem
- Drowning pathophysiology
- The medical management of drowning patients
- Prognostication
Lastly, we speak to drowning prevention
Sponsored by:
Dr James Gilbertson
James Gilbertson is a senior FRCPC emergency medicine resident physician at the University of Ottawa. He is a proud former Calgary lifeguard, who previously completed a BSc honours degree in exercise physiology before obtaining his MD at the University of Alberta in 2020. He is passionate about all things medical education and works part-time as an ACLS instructor. In his free time, you can find him cycling through the Gatineau Parkway and exploring new outdoor trails.
Cst. Caroline Gallant
Is a member of the Ottawa Police Service Marine, Dive and Trails team. More information about this unit can be found on their webpage.
https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/who-we-are/marine-dive-and-trails.aspx
For more information check out EM Ottawa’s Blog posts on this topic:
https://emottawablog.com/2023/04/a-dive-into-drowning-part-one/
https://emottawablog.com/2023/05/a-dive-into-drowning-part-two/
Great video, very informative information about drowning. It’s a call we are not at all use to. Great info from the dive unit.
Thank you for clearing up a lot of old school thinking and making it much clearer about initial priorities for these patients.
Thank you for this episode. I will likely listen to it many times. As a former lifeguard, lifeguard team competitor and lifeguard instructor, I was drawn to the subject matter and found the episode riveting.
Thank you so much.
Mark Perry
BSc, DDS, AEMCA
Well Done
Great overview
Awesome information
Well done. Thanks