Drowning reference books

The following books are recommended as sources for definitive information on drowning and cold shock:

Handbook on Drowning, Ed. Joost J L M Bierens; Springer, 2006.   ISBN 3-540-43973-0

(This is the reference book and records the findings, papers and recommendations of the 2002 World Congress.   In English).

Essentials of Sea Survival, Golden F and Tipton M.   Human Kinetics, 2002.   ISBN-13: 978-0-7360-0215-8  and ISBN-10: 0-7360-0215-4

(Technical but easily readable treatise on all aspects of survival at sea.   Clear coverage of the process of drowning and cold shock.   (Some terminology predates the recommendations of the 2002 World Congress).)

RYA Sea Survival Handbook, Colwell K.   RYA, 2008.   ISBN 978-1-905104-31-4

(Primarily what to do in terms of kit preparation, but Chap 13 (!) covers survival in cold water.)

Wilderness Medicine 5th Edition, Auerbach P.   Mosby, 2007.   ISBN 978-0-323-03228-5

(The reference book on Wilderness Medicine, by the world's leading expert on the subject.   Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of wilderness medicine including, in this context, immersion and hypothermia.)

Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine 3rd Edition, Auerbach, Donner, Weiss.   Mosby, 2008.   ISBN 978-1-4160-4698-1

(The field guide version of the definitive handbook.)

Wilderness Medical Society - Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care, 5th Edition, Forgey, Ed.   Falcon Guide, 2006.   ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-4102-1 and ISBN-10: 0-7627-4102-3

(The current guidelines on the best methods of handling wilderness-related trauma, illness or environmental injury.)