Open AccessDrinking and diving: public health concerns
Author(s) -
Commons Lee,
Baldwin Steve,
Dunsire Matthew
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01290.x
Subject(s) - harm , environmental health , public health , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , medicine , psychology , nursing , social psychology , pathology
Stage diving and crowd surfing are an established part of clubs and open‐air concerts. Despite policy attempts to reduce accident prevalence rates, teenagers and young adults are at risk in these often volatile environments. Attempts to promote harm minimisation are discussed.