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The epidemiology of drowning among Saudi children: results from a large trauma center
| العنوان: | The epidemiology of drowning among Saudi children: results from a large trauma center |
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| المؤلفون: | Hamad Alkhalaf, Meshal Zuraie, Ryan Nasser Alqahtani, Mashael Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Bin Afif, Faisal Jubran Alqahtani, Talal Jawdat, Suhaib Abusulaiman, Abdulaziz Alshahrani, Suliman Alghnam |
| المصدر: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 41, Iss 3, Pp 157-164 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND: Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death among children worldwide. Although natural waters pose a risk of drowning in low-income countries, swimming pools are more prevalent in high-income countries. In Saudi Arabia, injuries and drowning are a significant threat to population health. Local data is limited, which affects an understanding of the extent of the burden and the development of prevention strategies. OBJECTIVE: Determine the epidemiological characteristics, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of drowning among children. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: Patients admitted to the tertiary care unit of a hospital in Riyadh. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data was collected on children who drowned (age 0-14) between January 2015 and August 2020. Cases were identified from the electronic health record system where the diagnosis was drowning. Differences in characteristics and outcomes between nonfatal cases with no neurological damage and fatal cases with neurological damage were analyzed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Drowning mortality and morbidity. SAMPLE SIZE: 99. RESULTS: Of the 99 drowning cases, 22 (22.2%) had a fatal outcome or resulted in neurological damage. The most-reported drowning site was private pools (82%). The majority of cases involved children younger than the age of two (54%). Eighty-four cases (84.8%) occurred on holidays. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed in 61 (61.6%) of cases. A significant association was found between the delay in initiating resuscitation and an unfavorable outcome (P |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0256-4947 0975-4466 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/0256-4947; https://doaj.org/toc/0975-4466 |
| DOI: | 10.5144/0256-4947.2021.157 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/5994cd6ca7ff4b72af2df4f10f1e691f |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.5994cd6ca7ff4b72af2df4f10f1e691f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 02564947 09754466 |
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| DOI: | 10.5144/0256-4947.2021.157 |