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Gabrielle M Hillers1, Susanna C Joy1, Kevin Chatham-Stephens2
1National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention, Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, Michigan.
Pediatrics
|November 1, 2024
概括
在自然灾害期间儿童溺水死亡在农村地区的老年儿童中更为常见,并且经常发生多个受害者. 需要量身定制的预防策略来应对这些独特的情况.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 儿科安全 儿科安全
背景情况:
- 溺水是洪水灾害中死亡的主要原因,对儿童死亡的了解有限.
- 儿童死亡审查小组分析儿童死亡情况,以确定预防的情况和风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 描述直接或间接归因于自然灾害或天气事件的儿童溺水死亡.
- 将这些死亡与其他溺水事件进行比较,以告知预防策略.
主要方法:
- 对0-17岁儿童的国家死亡审查-病例报告系统 (2005-2021) 数据的分析.
- 确定了130个直接和14个间接的溺水死亡,与自然灾害/天气事件有关.
- 使用频率,比例和千二测试进行特征的统计比较.
主要成果:
- 直接事故溺水的儿童年龄较大 (>4岁),更有可能在农村/边境环境中,并且更有可能受到监督.
- 这些事件往往涉及多名儿童或成年人死亡.
- 间接死亡经常与受损的保护屏障有关.
结论:
- 与自然灾害相关的儿童溺水死亡与其他溺水死亡相比,具有明显的特征.
- 建议针对自然灾害环境量身定制的溺水预防策略.
- 建议加强监测和风暴后修复障碍是预防措施.
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