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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology and prevention of drowning in northern Iran : a community based program [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Drowning in developing countries is a major, but often neglected, public health problem. However, due to a lack of reliable or statistical data concerning the impact of drowning in Iran, the need for drowning-prevention measures has not been ...
Davoudi-Kiakalayeh, Ali
core   +1 more source

The Visible Behaviour of Drowning Persons: A Pilot Observational Study Using Analytic Software and a Nominal Group Technique

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Although drowning is a common phenomenon, the behaviour of drowning persons is poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of this behaviour.
Aida Carballo-Fazanes, J. Bierens, The International Expert Group To Study Drowning B   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Deep brain stimulation of the thalamus for intractable epilepsy (FRANCE study): A randomized clinical trial

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) compared with best medical treatment (BMT) in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE).
Stéphan Chabardès, Fabrice Bartolomei, Anca Nica, Claire Haegelen, Lorella Minotti, Brigitte Piallat, Chrystele Mosca, Sandrine Massicot, Sylvain Rheims, Marc Guenot, Emmanuel Cuny, Jérome Aupy, Louis Maillard, Sophie Colnat‐Coulbois, Corentin Leroy, Romain Carron, Philippe Coubes, Philippe Gélisse, Carine Karachi, Vincent Navarro, Bertrand Devaux, Francine Chassoux, Phlippe Derambure, Nicolas Reyns, Jean Christope Sol, Luc Valton, Denys Fontaine, Veronique Bourg, Philippe Kahane, Sandra David‐Tchouda, Jean Regis   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevention of Drowning by Community-Based Intervention: Implications for Low- and Middle- Income Countries [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Drowning is a serious but neglected health problem in low-and middle-income countries. Objectives: To describe the effectiveness of drowning prevention program on the reduction of drowning mortality rates in rural settings at the north of ...
Davoudi-Kiakalayeh, A., Mohammadi, R., Yousefzadeh-Chabok, S.   +2 more
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Carbonate drowning successions of the Bird's Head, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2017
Drowning unconformities and their related strata are important records of key tectonic and environmental events throughout Earth’s history. In the eastern Bird’s Head region of West Papua, Indonesia, Middle Miocene strata record a drowning unconformity ...
BouDagher-Fadel, Marcelle K, Burgess, Peter M, Gold, David P   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Does having bad epilepsy make you a good surgical candidate? A number needed to treat analysis

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Epilepsy surgery is an established treatment for drug‐resistant epilepsy, offering a realistic prospect of seizure freedom in well‐selected candidates. However, surgery is sometimes offered to individuals with a low probability of seizure freedom when it is framed as potentially “life‐saving” on the basis of the elevated mortality associated ...
Sallie Baxendale, Dominic Heaney, Matthew C. Walker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source