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Domestic Swimming Pool Drowning in Children Positive Results of a Practical Prevention Program
Author(s) -
LAWSON J. S.,
OLIVER T. I.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1978.tb02998.x
Subject(s) - medicine , poison control , injury prevention , incidence (geometry) , suicide prevention , metropolitan area , occupational safety and health , fencing , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , medical emergency , physics , pathology , parallel computing , computer science , optics
Drowning in private freshwater swimming pools is a common cause of death among children in New South Wales. A review of drownings in private pools in the Sydney metropolitan area indicated the vital importance of separate adequate fencing around the pool as a basic safety measure. A public education campaign based on information from this survey appears to have substantially reduced the incidence of deaths by drowning in Sydney domestic swimming pools.