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  • File: Swiftwater Rescue Fact Sheet by Slim Ray

    Backcountry swimming is not the only situation in which outside support for an aquatic emergency may be delayed. Moving water is a killer even in an urban setting. Often the victim is a professional (fire, police, EMT) or would-be citizen rescuer. The circumstances surrounding the water-related incidents...
    onTue, Apr 10 2007

  • File: Pediatric Wilderness Recreational Deaths

    "Results: Of 40 cases meeting inclusion criteria, 90% involved male subjects and 83% of victims were 13 to 19 years old. Hiking (33%), swimming (20%) , and river rafting (10%) were the most common activities. Death was most often by drowning (55%) or closed head injury (26%).”
    onFri, Dec 22 2006

  • File: Analysis of Drowning in Australia

    “…analysis of the patterns of drowning and near-drowning by the location of residence for each case revealed that people from remote regions were at higher risk of drowning and near-drowning.” “Without information on the location of the drowning episode it is not possible to determine whether this finding...
    onFri, Dec 22 2006

  • File: Ten-Year Study of Pediatric Drownings and Near-Drownings

    "The largest proportion (67%) of fatalities occurred at lakes or rivers." “The largest proportion (41%) of lake and river submersion incidents involved older adolescents or young adults.” “The ten submersion victims with detectable levels of blood alcohol constituted 25% of teenage drownings: nine were...
    onFri, Dec 22 2006

  • File: Urban-rural variation in mortality and hospital admission rates

    “There are urban-rural differences in mortality and admissions for injuries in Ireland. Possible reasons for the higher rural mortality rates are higher case fatality in MVT and rural exposure to hazardous farm machinery, firearms, and open areas of water . This information could assist in targeting...
    onFri, Dec 22 2006
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