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Infant bath seats, drowning and near-drowning

open access: yes, 2004
ObjectiveTo investigate the possible role of infant bathtub seats in drowning and near-drowning episodes in infants.MethodsA review was conducted of the files of the Forensic Science Centre and Child Protection Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital ...
Byard, R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Environmental Markets Pay for More Sustainable Farm Dams? A Cost–Benefit Analysis

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm dams are widespread artificial waterbodies that play a critical role in agricultural water security. Enhancing these systems through sustainable interventions such as fencing, hardened access points, and revegetation can improve water quality and deliver carbon and biodiversity co‐benefits.
K. U. D. N. Hansani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two cases of severe pneumonia after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2012
In 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 90% of victims died from drowning. We report on two tsunami survivors with severe pneumonia potentially caused by Legionella pneumophila. Both victims aspirated a large quantity of contaminated
Shigeatu Endo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

[News Clip: Drowning]

open access: yes, 1953
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two people drowning in Lake Bridgeport, near Jacksboro, after their boat capsized in a ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
core  

Near Drowning in Seawater: A Case Report

open access: yes, 2023
Drowning is a public health issue responsible for numerous deaths each year, affecting mostly children and young people. We present a clinical case of a young male who drowned in seawater; he was first rescued by bystanders who started basic life support
Zunino G.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Living Through a Changing Climate: Stress, Trauma, and Gendered Resilience Among Women in Coastal and Northern Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

A Test of the Coase Conjecture Using Prices of Electronic Books

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Coase Conjecture predicts that a durable‐goods monopolist without commitment will rapidly cut price toward marginal cost. We test this prediction in the electronic‐book market using release‐day prices. To proxy for marginal cost, we use competitive prices of public‐domain electronic books on the same platforms.
Tim Groseclose, Alex Tabarrok
wiley   +1 more source

[News Clip: Drowning]

open access: yes, 1960
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a drowning at North Lake near Coppell occurring due to water ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
core  

Costs related to drowning and near drowning in northern Iran (Guilan province)

open access: yes, 2011
In Iran and many other low- and middle-income countries, few  studies have been carried out in order to assess which cost analysis methods should be  undertaken at the household and community level in relation to incidences of drowning. In this study, we
Jansson, B.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

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