Optimising drowning prevention counselling through a physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC) quality improvement (QI) initiative [PDF]
BMJ Open QualityDrowning is the leading cause of death in children 1–4 years old in the USA. Paediatricians play an important role in giving anticipatory guidance on drowning prevention.
Shabana Yusuf +3 more
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Application of the PRECEDE–PROCEED model in the development of evidence-informed interventions for drowning prevention: a mixed-methods study protocol [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Introduction Drowning is a global public health threat, disproportionately impacting low-income and middle-income countries. In the Philippines, it is estimated that more than 5200 people die from drowning per annum.
Amy E Peden +2 more
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The application of the Haddon matrix in identifying drowning prevention solutions in the north of Iran [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The application of the Haddon matrix in identifying drowning prevention solutions in the north of Iran is necessary. We dealt with drownings on three levels of prevention including before, during, and after the injury in northern Iran (Guilan province ...
Ali Davoudi-Kiakalayeh +4 more
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Aquatic Competencies and Drowning Prevention in Children 2–4 Years: A Systematic Review
Safety, 2020 Aquatic competencies have been proposed as a prevention strategy for children aged 2–4 years who are over-represented in drowning statistics. For this recommendation to be made, exploration of the connection between aquatic competencies and drowning is ...
Danielle H. Taylor +2 more
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Drowning prevention strategies for migrant adults in Australia: a qualitative multiple case study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthDrowning is a global public health issue, with minority populations, including migrants, experiencing significant disparities in drowning. The World Health Organization recommends learning to swim as a strategy to reduce drowning.
Stacey Willcox-Pidgeon +2 more
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“How to Prevent Drowning” [PDF]
Nature, 1881 I FEAR that if persons who cannot swim place reliance on the advice given by Mr. MacCormac in your impression of June 2 (vol. xxiv. pp. 62, 101)they will hardly succeed in saving their lives should they happen to fall into deep water. It is an error to say that the “human frame, bulk for bulk, is lighter than water”, for unless that frame be covered ...
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A Review of Interventions for Drowning Prevention Among Adults [PDF]
Journal of Community Health, 2023 Justine E Leavy +2 more
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Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary
Resuscitation Plus, 2021 Background: Drowning is a significant public health issue with more than 320,000 deaths globally every year. These numbers are greatly underestimated, however, due to factors such as inadequate data collection, inconsistent categorization and failure to ...
David Szpilman +18 more
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Deep Learning and 5G and Beyond for Child Drowning Prevention in Swimming Pools [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Juan CARLOS Cepeda-Pacheco +1 more
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Coastal drowning: A scoping review of burden, risk factors, and prevention strategies.
PLoS ONE, 2021 ObjectiveCoastal drowning is a global public health problem which requires evidence to support safety initiatives. The growing multidisciplinary body of coastal drowning research and associated prevention countermeasures is diverse and has not been ...
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