Open AccessAn epidemiological study of drowning survivors among school children
Author(s) -
Jaseedu Veetil,
Vijayan Ampaya Parambath,
Bijayraj Rajanbabu,
Sangeetha Suresh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_349_16
Subject(s) - medicine , injury prevention , epidemiology , poison control , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , odds ratio , public health , population , confidence interval , human factors and ergonomics , cross sectional study , environmental health , pediatrics , odds , demography , medical emergency , logistic regression , pathology , sociology
Drowning is a major, but often neglected, public health problem. Drowning is the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries, after road traffic injuries. According to the World Health Organization, 0.7% of all deaths worldwide (>500,000 deaths) each year are due to unintentional drowning. In India, very little is known about the epidemiology of drowning. There is almost no awareness or protocols to prevent drowning.