Fatal and Nonfatal Immersion Injuries Among New Jersey Residents

Fatal and Nonfatal Immersion Injuries Among New Jersey Residents

We identified immersion injuries of New Jersey residents from mortality and hospital discharge data. The incidence rate was 2.3 immersion injuries (1.3 fatal and 1.0 nonfatal) per 100,000 population per year. Incidence rates were elevated among young children, men, blacks, and residents of counties...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of preventive medicine 1991-07, Vol.7 (4), p.189-193
Hauptverfasser: Fife, Daniel, Scipio, Sharon, Crane, Giles L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Child
Drowning - epidemiology
Drowning - mortality
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Fresh Water
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
New Jersey - epidemiology
Seawater
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Zusammenfassung:We identified immersion injuries of New Jersey residents from mortality and hospital discharge data. The incidence rate was 2.3 immersion injuries (1.3 fatal and 1.0 nonfatal) per 100,000 population per year. Incidence rates were elevated among young children, men, blacks, and residents of counties in the southern part of the state. Case fatality ratios increased with age and were higher for men than for women from 10 to 50 years of age.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/S0749-3797(18)30911-5