Unintentional, non-fatal drowning of children: US trends and racial/ethnic disparities

ObjectiveThe current study aimed to better understand trends and risk factors associated with non-fatal drowning of infants and children in the USA using two large, national databases.MethodsA secondary data analysis was conducted using the National Inpatient Sample and the Nationwide Emergency Depa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ open 2015-12, Vol.5 (12), p.e008444-e008444
Hauptverfasser:	Felton, Heather, Myers, John, Liu, Gil, Davis, Deborah Winders
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age Distribution Child, Preschool Children & youth Cultural differences Datasets Emergency medical care Ethnicity Fatalities Female Fresh Water Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Infant Male Minority & ethnic groups Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data Minority Health Near Drowning - epidemiology Near Drowning - prevention & control Paediatrics Primary care Public health Race Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Swimming Pools - statistics & numerical data Trends United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	ObjectiveThe current study aimed to better understand trends and risk factors associated with non-fatal drowning of infants and children in the USA using two large, national databases.MethodsA secondary data analysis was conducted using the National Inpatient Sample and the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample databases. The analytic sample (n=19 403) included children
ISSN:	2044-6055 2044-6055
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008444