Open AccessEpidemiological Analysis of Drowning Deaths Among Different Groups in Jordan - a Retrospective Study (2015-2019)
Author(s) -
Ali Shotar,
Mahmoud Halalsheh,
Rashed Shatnawi,
Hadeel Abu-El-Rub,
Nahd A Hussein,
Sarah Shoter,
Hassan Mahafdhah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medicinski arhiv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-5961
pISSN - 0350-199X
DOI - 10.5455/medarh.2022.76.49-54
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , demography , retrospective cohort study , suicide prevention , mortality rate , environmental health , pediatrics , medical emergency , surgery , pathology , sociology
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), drowning is globally considered as one of the leading causes of injury related deaths. Defined as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion in a liquid medium. Drowning is a public health concern in Jordan. This study aimed to investigate drowning incident data from the Forensic Medicine Teaching Centre in the North of Jordan for the purpose of defining high risk groups and circumstances around drowning fatalities which suffered an attention deficit.