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The Prevention of Drowning

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  1. Institute for Occupational Ergonomics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Professor John R. Wilson MSc, PhD (Professor of Human Factors)

  2. Division of Perioperative Care, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and Pain Management, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Professor Johannes T. A. Knape MD, PhD (Chairman, Department of Anaesthesiology Honorary Secretary, Section and Board of Anaesthesiology, Union Europeènne des Médècins Specialistes)

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Professor Joost J. L. M. Bierens MD, PhD, MCDM (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)

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    Joost J. L. M. Bierens MD, PhD, MCDM (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution) (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)

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Wilson, J.R., Knape, J.T.A., Bierens, J.J.L.M. (2006). The Prevention of Drowning. In: Bierens, J.J.L.M. (eds) Handbook on Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29656-5_3

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