RESEARCH:
Interventions associated with drowning prevention in children and adolescents: systematic literature review
UNIVERSITY OR ORGANISATION: University of Queensland
SUBJECT: Children
TYPE: Systemic Review
DATE: 2014
Drowning remains a leading cause of preventable death in children across the world. This systematic review identifies and critically analyses studies of interventions designed to reduce fatal and non-fatal drowning events among children and adolescents or reduce the injury severity incurred by such incidents.
COUNTRY
Australia
AUTHORS
Belinda A Wallis
Kerrianne Watt
Richard C Franklin
Monica Taylor James W Nixon
Roy M Kimble
JOURNAL / PUBLICATION
Injury Prevention
RESPONDENTS
Literature published between 1980 -2010
ACTIVITY
Swimming
Swimming Lessons
ENVIRONMENT
Dams
Ponds
Rivers
Beaches
Ocean
Bathtubs
AGE
0 -19
GENDER
Male
Female
ETHNICITY
Hispanic
White
