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• Personal Author:
  Branche C ; van Beeck E
• Description:
  Drowning is a major cause of death, disability, and lost quality of life and is a leading cause of death among children globally. Yet, drowning is an often neglected and preventable public health problem. Over the last decade, the global profile of drowning has improved. Data on fatal drowning is easier to obtain due in large part to efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO). About 388,000 people fatally drowned globally, resulting in over ten million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost. Approximately 7 % of the 5.8 million injury-related deaths globally were attributed to drowning; of these, 97 % occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Based on the same data, children ages 1-4 years appear to be at highest risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Age Factors Aging Alcoholic Beverages Epidemiology Occupational Health Public Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Adult Supervision Age-factors Age-groups Alcoholic-beverages Author Keywords: Swimming Pool Children Epidemiological Purpose Fourth Digit Global Profile Public-health Sex-factors Sociological-factors

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• ISBN:
  9783642042522
• Publisher:
  Springer
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  81-83
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046422
• Citation:
  Drowning: prevention, rescue, treatment, second edition. Bierens-JJLM, ed. Amsterdam: Springer, 2015 Mar; :81-83
• Contact Point Address:
  C. Branche, Office of Construction Safety and Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 395 E Street SW, Suite 9200, Washington, DC 20201, USA
• Email:
  cbranche@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Bierens JJLM
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Drowning: prevention, rescue, treatment, second edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201486/cdc_201486_DS1.pdf
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