Immersion Pulmonary Edema in Female Triathletes

Pulmonary edema has been reported in SCUBA divers, apnea divers, and long-distance swimmers however, no instances of pulmonary edema in triathletes exist in the scientific literature. Pulmonary edema may cause seizures and loss of consciousness which in a water environment may become life threatenin...

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Main Authors: Eric A. Carter, Michael S. Koehle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/261404

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