RESEARCH:
Accident Compensation Corporation: Review of the Economic and Social Costs of Drowning Fatalities and Water-related Injuries Compared to Prevention
UNIVERSITY OR ORGANISATION: Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
SUBJECT: Cold Water
TYPE: Report
DATE: 2009
The New Zealand Government developed the Drowning Prevention Strategy (DPS) in August 2005 with the aim of a ‘water safe New Zealand free from drowning’. This report was commissioned by ACC to provide a review of the economic and social costs of drowning and water-related injuries compared with the cost of prevention. The review provides a cost benefit analysis of proposed water safety sector initiatives as part of the implementation of the DPS.
COUNTRY
New Zealand
AUTHORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers
JOURNAL / PUBLICATION
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
RESPONDENTS
Literature review on economic and social costs of water-related drowning Interviews with key players in the water safety sector Research of available data on water safety.
ACTIVITY
Fishing
Boats
Diving
Sports
ENVIRONMENT
Beaches
Private swimming pools
Inland water
Offshore
Public swimming pools
Rivers
Ocean
AGE
All Ages
GENDER
Male
Female
ETHNICITY
NZ European
Maori
Pacific
Peoples
Asian
Other
