TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary
JO  - Resuscitation plus
A1  - Szpilman, David
A1  - Palacios Aguilar, Jose
A1  - Barcala-Furelos, Roberto
A1  - Baker, Shayne
A1  - Dunne, Cody
A1  - Peden, Amy Elizabeth
A1  - Brander, Robert W.
A1  - Claesson, Andreas
A1  - Avramidis, Stathis
A1  - Leavy, Justine
A1  - Luckhaus, Jamie Linnea
A1  - Manino, Leonardo A.
A1  - Marques, Olga
A1  - Nyitrai, Nina Joy
A1  - Pascual-Gomez, Luis-Miguel
A1  - Springer, Leonardo
A1  - Stanley, Teresa Jane
A1  - Venema, Allart M.
A1  - Queiroga, Ana Catarina
SP  - 100072
EP  - 100072
VL  - 5
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Drowning is a significant public health issue with more than 320,000 deaths globally every year. These numbers are greatly underestimated, however, due to factors such as inadequate data collection, inconsistent categorization and failure to report in certain regions and cultures.The objective of this study was to develop a standardised drowning dictionary using a consensus-based approach. Through creation of this resource, improved clarity amongst stakeholders will be achieved and, as a result, so will our understanding of the drowning issue. <br><br>METHODOLOGY: A list of terms and their definitions were created and sent to 16 drowning experts with a broad range of backgrounds across four continents and six languages. A review was conducted using a modified Delphi process over five rounds. A sixth round was done by an external panel evaluating the terms' content validity. <br><br>RESULTS: The drowning dictionary included more than 350 terms. Of these, less than 10% had been previously published in peer review literature. On average, the external expert validity endorsing the dictionary shows a Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI/Ave) of 0.91, exceeding the scientific recommended value. Ninety one percent of the items present an I-CVI (Level Content Validity Index) value considered acceptable (>0.78). The endorsement was not a universal agreement (S-CVI/UA: 0.44). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The drowning dictionary provides a common language, and the authors envisage that its use will facilitate collaboration and comparison across prevention sectors, education, research, policy and treatment. The dictionary will be open to readers for discussion and further review at www.idra.world.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2666-5204
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100072
ID  - ref1
ER  -