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The Changing Risks of Drowning for Adolescents in the U.S. and Effective Control Strategies
1Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205-1996, USA.
Adolescent Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among adolescents. The authors describe the epidemiology of adolescent drowning and near-drowning; review the literature with emphasis on what is known about risk factors, treatment, and prevention; and identify the gaps in our knowledge on the circumstances surrounding submersion injuries in this age group.