TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Drowning fatalities of children in Tasmania: differences from national data
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Riley, M. D.
A1  - Larson, A.
A1  - Langford, Jim
SP  - 547
EP  - 549
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
N2  - All drownings of people under 15 years of age in Tasmania from 1981 to 1993 were identified from the Tasmanian coroner's case files. Age- and sex-specific mortality rates were calculated and found to be similar to Australian drowning mortality rates. An exception was the lower drowning rate for Tasmanian females aged 0 to 4 years. Only 9 per cent of drowning deaths were caused by immersion in a swimming pool, 32 per cent of deaths occurred in dams and ponds and 21 per cent occurred in a river. Most drownings (88 per cent) associated with dams, ponds, swimming pools and baths were in the 0-to-4-year age group. Compared with Australia as a whole, toddlers drowning in swimming pools is uncommon in Tasmania; however, there are relatively more drownings in dams and ponds. Strategies for the prevention of drowning in childhood in Tasmania should consider the hazards associated with rural living.
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SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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