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Spleen findings in drowning [PDF]

, 1993
A retrospective study of spleen findings in 42 victims of drowning and a comparison group of 42 cases of asphyxiation due to other causes (hanging, ligature strangulation and manual strangulation), that were matched for sex, age, body weight and build ...
Erdelkamp, J., Graw, Matthias, Haffner, H. Th.   +2 more
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Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2018
Background:  Drowning is a serious and mostly preventable injury-related cause of death. Low-and-middle income countries represent over 90% of total drowning deaths worldwide. There is lack of epidemiological studies of drowning in Nepal. The aim of this
Bhagabati Sedain, Puspa Raj Pant
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Application of Quantitative Analysis of Diatoms in Lung Tissue for the Diagnosis of Drowning of Experimental Animals [PDF]

Fayixue Zazhi, 2019
Objective To discuss the application value of diatom examination in lung tissue for the forensic diagnosis of drowning. Methods The experimental animals were divided randomly into drowning, postmortem submergence and dying on land group.
ZHAO Jian, LUO Yin-zhou, WANG Yu-zhong, et al.
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Alveolar macrophages and the diagnosis of drowning [PDF]

, 1993
In the present study, we examined the number of alveolar macrophages in lung tissue from 17 cases of fresh water drowning, 22 cases of acute death and 6 cases of lung emphysema.
A. Nerlich, Brinkmann, Brinkmann, Cordell, Janssen, Mueller, P. Betz, Püschel, R. Penning, Reh, Reh, Timperman, W. Eisenmenger   +12 more
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Drowning in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic literature review of the epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for prevention

BMC Public Health, 2022
Introduction Globally, drowning is a significant cause of preventable mortality and morbidity. The Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) comprises 22 countries of extreme disparity in income and is a region impacted by conflict and migration.
Amy E. Peden, Ali Işın
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Unintentional drowning : Role of medicinal drugs and alcohol [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Alcohol is a well-known risk factor in unintentional drownings. Whereas psychotropic drugs, like alcohol, may cause psychomotor impairment and affect cognition, no detailed studies have focused on their association with drowning.
Lillsunde, Pirjo, Lunetta, Philippe, Pajunen, Tuulia, Smith, Gordon, Vincenzi, Frank F., Vuori, Erkki   +5 more
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A community Based Child Drowning Prevention Program in Bangladesh: a model for low income countries [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Drowning is a global public health problem of children. Children of low- and middle-income countries are the most susceptible victims. Prevention measures implemented in high-income countries have effectively reduced drowning.
Rahman, Aminur
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The Combined Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Multiple Meteorological Factors on Unintentional Drowning Mortality: Large Case-Crossover Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023
BackgroundDrowning is a serious public health problem worldwide. Previous epidemiological studies on the association between meteorological factors and drowning mainly focused on individual weather factors, and the combined effect
Yingyin Liu, Xiaomei Dong, Zhixing Li, Sui Zhu, Ziqiang Lin, Guanhao He, Weiwei Gong, Jianxiong Hu, Zhulin Hou, Ruilin Meng, Chunliang Zhou, Min Yu, Biao Huang, Lifeng Lin, Jianpeng Xiao, Jieming Zhong, Donghui Jin, Yiqing Xu, Lingshuang Lv, Cunrui Huang, Tao Liu, Wenjun Ma   +21 more
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Epidemiology of adulthood drowning deaths in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide health and injury survey [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Background: Annual global death due to drowning accounts for 372,000 lives, 90% of which occur in low and middle income countries. Life in Bangladesh exposes adults and children to may water bodies for daily household needs, and as a result drowning is ...
Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, Animesh Biswas, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Fazlur Rahman, Aminur Rahman   +4 more
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Research Progress on Determination of Drowning Site [PDF]

Fayixue Zazhi, 2018
The bodies found in water are one of the most common types in forensic practice. The discovery site of the body is often not the drowning site. However, the determination of drowning site is vital for the identification of victim. Inorganic particles and
ZHAO Jian, XU Lun-Wu, KANG Xiao-Dong，et al.
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