RESEARCH:
Prevention of Childhood Drowning: A Review of Current Community Interventions and their Effect on Recreational Drowning Mortality in Children
UNIVERSITY OR ORGANISATION: University of Texas Medical Branch
SUBJECT: Children
TYPE: Capstone
DATE: 2006
Accidents are the leading cause of mortality in American children today. Accidental death by drowning is the second-most common cause of accidental injury-related death among children ages 1 to 14 and the leading cause of accidental injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4. This Capstone project consists of a systematic review of literature for community-based interventions that address childhood drowning. While these may work anywhere the focus of this review is on U.S. and Texas Gulf coast communities and on specific community programs developed to decrease drowning risk in children.
COUNTRY
USA
AUTHORS
Matthew H. Hoefer
JOURNAL / PUBLICATION
N/A
RESPONDENTS
Coastal counties
U.S.A
Gulf of Mexico
Australia
Denmark
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Wisconsin
Washington
United Kingdom
Alaska
Seattle
King County
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
ACTIVITY
Swimming
ENVIRONMENT
Pools
Ocean
Rivers
Lakes
AGE
0 -18
GENDER
Male
Female
ETHNICITY
Hispanic
Black
White
Caucasian
American Indian
Haitian
African American
Asian
Biracial
