改善澳大利亚国际游客的沿海安全
William A Koon1,2, Robert W Brander1,2, Jasmin C Lawes1,2,3
1School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Public health in practice (Oxford, England)
|June 9, 2025
概括
国际游客在澳大利亚海岸面临更高的溺水风险. 尽管2005-2019年死亡率下降,但针对性安全措施对这一高风险群体至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 沿海地区的安全
背景情况:
- 由于对当地条件不熟悉,国际游客是澳大利亚海岸死亡的脆弱人口.
- 溺水和其他事件对澳大利亚沿海地区的非居民人口构成重大风险.
研究的目的:
- 分析2005年至2019年澳大利亚国际游客沿海死亡事故的趋势.
- 将国际游客死亡的个人资料与当地居民的个人资料进行比较,以告知安全策略.
主要方法:
- 对涉及国际游客的意外沿海死亡事件的回顾性流行病学分析.
- 利用冠状病毒数据和2005-2019年短期游客到达统计数据.
- 计算每10万来访者和每10万游客年累计和年度死亡率,使用结点回归进行趋势分析.
主要成果:
- 国际游客占海岸死亡人数的12.8%,溺水是主要原因 (62%).
- 累计的游客沿海死亡率为每10万抵达者0.37,显示2005-2019年每年显著下降5.8%.
- 曝光调整后的死亡率为每10万游客/年6.0,昆士兰州,离岸,偏远地区以及浮潜等特定活动中事故比例更高.
结论:
- 虽然游客沿海死亡率有所下降,但需要持续的合作努力.
- 针对高风险国际游客群体的有针对性的安全干预措施需要旅游业,政府和水上安全部门采取协调行动.
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