Drowning | search
Click here to view Drowning news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Drowning Facts | Drowning Prevention | CDCDrowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid. Drowning is not always fatal. Fatal drowning happens when the drowning results in death. Nonfatal drowning happens when a person survives a drowning incident.
- Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid. Outcomes are classified as death, morbidity and no morbidity. Scope of the problem. In 2019, an estimated 236 000 people died from drowning, making drowning a major public health problem worldwide.
- Prevention of and Emergency Response to Drowning | NEJMAccording to the World Health Organization, “Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid.” 1 It can result in death, nonfatal injury, or no...
- Drowning Prevention | CDCDrowning is a serious public health problem. Drowning can happen in seconds and is often silent. It can happen to anyone, any time there is access to water. Drowning is preventable. View the At-a-Glance document below to see how CDC uses data and research to prevent drowning and save lives.
- Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO)The latest WHO Global Health Estimates indicate that almost 236 000 people lost their lives to drowning in 2019. Just over 50% of these deaths occur among those aged under 30 years, and drowning is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide for children aged 5-14 years. Over 90% of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.
More
