Young children who drown in hot tubs, spas, and whirlpools in California
A 26-year survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11028331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian S Shinaberger (UCLA Health), Cameron Anderson (0000-0002-1913-7109), C L Anderson, J F Kraus (0000-0002-7532-9404) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 613-614 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.80.5.613 |
| PMID | 2327545 |
| OpenAlex | W2046890356 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
A survey of drownings in hot tubs, spas, and whirlpools in California 1960-85 suggests a person- and site-specific profile. The identified 74 deaths occurred mostly in White children, under two years of age, in Southern California, during the late afternoons, from May through August. From 1967 to 1985, the drowning rate increased tenfold. The deaths were associated with access to the water, lack of supervision, neuromotor handicaps, and entrapment by suction. Educational and environmental control efforts are required to reduce the incidence
Environmental health · Geography · Incidence (geometry) · Poison control · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Traffic and Road Safety
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1991 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |