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National estimates of mortality of unintentional drowning in China from 1990 to 2021 and its predicted level in the next decade: results from the global burden of disease study 2021

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundIt is reported that burden of unintentional drowning deaths is high in low- and middle-income countries. In recent decades, China has achieved remarkable economic growth and substantial advancements in infrastructure development; however, the ...
Liuqing You, Jiangmei Liu, Jieming Zhong, Fangrong Fei   +3 more
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Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Measures for Preventing Drowning in Africa: A Systematic Review

Medicina, 2019
Background and Objectives: Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury related mortality worldwide, and accounts for roughly 320,000 deaths yearly.
Lauren Miller, Faith O. Alele, Theophilus I. Emeto, Richard C. Franklin   +3 more
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Research Progress on Diagnosis of Drowning [PDF]

Fayixue Zazhi, 2017
These external and internal signs of drowning are non-specific. Therefore, diagnosis of drowning is always one of the most difficult tasks in forensic pathology.
ZHANG WEI, ZHENG JI-LONG
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A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a geo-specific poster compared to a general poster for effecting change in perceived threat and intention to avoid drowning ‘hotspots’ among children of migrant workers: evidence from Ningbo, China

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Drowning among children of migrant workers is a major, though neglected public health issue in China. Methods A randomised controlled trial was used to examine the potential impact of viewing a preventive health poster with/without geo-located
Yinchao Zhu, Xiaoqi Feng, Hui Li, Yaqin Huang, Jieping Chen, Guozhang Xu   +5 more
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Drowning mortality and morbidity rates in children and adolescents 0-19 yrs: a population-based study in Queensland, Australia.

PLoS ONE, 2015
ObjectiveTo redress the lack of Queensland population incidence mortality and morbidity data associated with drowning in those aged 0-19 yrs, and to understand survival and patient care.Design, setting and participantsRetrospective population-based study
Belinda A Wallis, Kerrianne Watt, Richard C Franklin, James W Nixon, Roy M Kimble   +4 more
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Drowning is fast, silent, and preventable: a Texas example of research in action

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Drowning is a major public health issue internationally. In August 2022, a report was released by members of the Central Texas Drowning Prevention Action Team that provided data on drowning fatalities in Texas between 2006 and 2020 and offered ...
Stewart R. Williams, Emily A. Dow, Molly B. Johnson   +2 more
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Trend of mortality rate due to drowning in Iran (2013–2018)

Archives of Trauma Research, 2020
Background and Objectives: According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths worldwide, accounting for 360,000 annual deaths and 7% of all injury-related deaths.
Fatemeh Shahbazi, Seyed Davood Mirtorabi, Seyed Amir Hosein Mahdavi, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari   +3 more
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A comparative study of pleural effusion in water area, water temperature and postmortem interval in forensic autopsy cases of drowning

Scientific Reports, 2021
Japan is surrounded by the sea and is also a mountainous country with many rivers. Japan has the second- highest rate of deaths caused by drowning in the world. Pleural effusion (PE) is one of the major findings at autopsy.
Akiko Ishigami, Masayuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Ishida, Kenji Hara, Mizuho Nosaka, Aya Matsusue, Hiroki Yamamoto, Brian Waters, Toshikazu Kondo, Shin-ichi Kubo   +9 more
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The Examination Of Drowning in Water Cases in the Swimming Pool

Research in Sports Science, 2019
Drowning is defined as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid. Drowning is a public health problem. Although the exact number cannot be determined, approximately 1000 people drowning each year in Turkey ...
Adnan Turgut, Ali Işın, Eren Akdağ
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The status of drowning prevention and control in the region of the Americas

Injury Epidemiology
Drowning is a major, yet preventable, public health issue causing an estimated 300,000 deaths globally in 2021. This study assessed the current state of drowning prevention efforts in the Americas, examining the presence of governance structures ...
Alessandra F. Senisse-Pajares, Caroline Lukaszyk, Ricardo Pérez-Núñez   +2 more
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