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African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background: Drowning is the leading cause of childhood death in Bangladesh. In order to minimize the number of casualties Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) incorporated a ‘first responder’ program which includes Cardio ...
Mohammad Jahangir Hossain +6 more
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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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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 +2 more
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Application of ecological dynamics principles to drowning prevention
Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2022 Drowning has been identified as the cause of over 2.5 million preventable deaths globally in the past decade. Lower- and middle-income countries in Asia have recorded the highest numbers of drowning worldwide and children seem particularly vulnerable ...
Chris Button +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Drowning is a leading and preventable cause of death that has suffered an attention deficit. Improving drowning data in countries would assist the understanding of the full extent and circumstances of drowning, to target interventions and ...
Amy E. Peden +2 more
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Preventing Child Drowning in the Philippines: The Need to Address the Determinants of Health
Children, 2021 Drowning is a public health issue in the Philippines, with children at significantly increased risk. Determinants of health (DoH) such as education, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and urbanization are factors that impact drowning risk.
Jonathan P. Guevarra +8 more
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Development and Validation of a Survey Instrument on Drowning Prevention and Water Safety among Parents of Primary School Children [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Malaysia has limited educational material on drowning prevention and water safety. Currently, no formal regulations or acts applicable to drowning prevention were identified such as requiring lifeguards to be present in all public pools ...
Noor Hamzani Farizan +2 more
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Drowning. The route of a victim (clinical lecture)
Медицина неотложных состояний, 2022 Drowning is a process of a severe respiratory disorder due to complete or partial immersion in a liquid medium. There are 5 types of drownings: true (aspiration), asphyxial, syncopal, hyperventilation and sudden death on the water.
V.V. Yekhalov +2 more
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Pool Drownings and Their Prevention [PDF]
Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1967 MERICANS are bringing the bathing beach into their communities and backyards. Twenty years ago, of an estimated 10,800 swimming pools of permanent inground construction in the United States, 2,500-less than 25 percent-were connected with homes or private residences (1). By 1966, when permanent pools of all classifications had increased to more than 700,
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Lessons learned through the 20-year development of a national fatal drowning database in Australia
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Co-ordinated, evidence-based policy and programmatic efforts are needed to respond to complex drowning prevention problems. Comprehensive, current, and robust data are vital for agenda setting, burden and risk factor identification ...
Amy E Peden +3 more
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