@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of fatal and non-fatal drowning patients attended by paramedics in Victoria, Australia",
journal="International journal of injury control and safety promotion",
year="2017",
author="Matthews, Bernadette L. and Andrew, Emily and Andronaco, Robert and Cox, Shelley and Smith, Karen",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="303-310",
abstract="Drowning is a major cause of injury and death worldwide. This study aims to expand the evidence in fatal and non-fatal drowning. A retrospective study was conducted to investigate fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents attended by ambulance paramedics in Victoria (Australia) from 2007 to 2012. A total of 509 drowning incidents were identified, 339 (66.6%) were non-fatal, with 170 (33.4%) resulting in death. Children aged 0-4 years had the highest crude drowning rate (7.95 per 100,000 persons). Non-fatal incidents were more likely to be witnessed by a bystander when compared with fatal incidents (43.7% vs. 20.0%, p < 0.001). Spatial analysis indicated that 35 (43.8%) local government areas (LGAs) were considered at 'excess risk' of a drowning event occurring. This study is the first to apply spatial analysis to determine relative risk ratios for fatal and non-fatal drowning. These findings will enable geographically targeted and age-specific drowning prevention activities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-7300",
doi="10.1080/17457300.2016.1175479",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2016.1175479"
}