Descriptive epidemiology of drowning deaths in a surf beach swimmer and surfer population

Title: Descriptive epidemiology of drowning deaths in a surf beach swimmer and surfer population
Creator: Morgan, Damian; Ozanne-Smith, Joan; Triggs, Thomas
Date: 2008
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/73549
Identifier: vital:7070
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2006.013508
Identifier: ISSN:1353-8047
Abstract: Retrospective data extraction from two complementary mortality datasets determined the descriptive epidemiology and population rates in unintentional drowning deaths at surf beaches (n = 129). The annual average crude surf beach drowning rate was 0.28 per 100 000 population for males and 2.36 per 100 000 population for international tourists. The study generated hypotheses for risk assessment to assist intervention: adult males, international tourists, people with cardiovascular conditions, and exposure to rip currents.
Relation: Injury Prevention Vol. 14, no. 1 (2008), p.62-65.
Rights: Copyright BMJ
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: 1117 Public Health and Health Services
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