Drowning fatalities in childhood: the role of pre-existing medical conditions.

Autor:	Franklin RC; Royal Life Saving Society - Australia, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia.; College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia., Pearn JH; Royal Life Saving Society - Australia, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia.; College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.; Lady Cliento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Peden AE; Royal Life Saving Society - Australia, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia.; College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Archives of disease in childhood [Arch Dis Child] 2017 Oct; Vol. 102 (10), pp. 888-893. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 08.
DOI:	10.1136/archdischild-2017-312684
Abstrakt:	Objectives: This study is an analysis of the contribution of pre-existing medical conditions to unintentional fatal child (0-14 years) drowning and a of critique prevention stratagems, with an exploration of issues of equity in recreation. Design: This study is a total population, cross-sectional audit of all demographic, forensic and on-site situational details surrounding unintentional fatal drowning of children 0-14 years in Australia for the period of 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2012. Data were sourced from the National (Australia) Coronial Information System. Age-specific disease patterns in the general population were obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Results: Four hundred and sixty-eight children drowned during the study period. Fifty-three (11.3%) had a pre-existing medical condition, of whom 19 suffered from epilepsy, 13 from autism and 5 with non-specific intellectual disabilities. Epilepsy is a risk factor in childhood drowning deaths, with a prevalence of 4.1% of drowning fatalities, compared with 0.7%-1.7% among the general 0-14 years population (relative risk: 2.4-5.8). Epilepsy was deemed to be contributory in 16 of 19 cases (84.2% of epilepsy cases) with a median age of 8 years. Asthma and intellectual disabilities were under-represented in the drowning cohort. Conclusion: Except for epilepsy, this research has indicated that the risks of drowning while undertaking aquatic activities are not increased in children with pre-existing medical conditions. Children with pre-existing medical conditions can enjoy aquatic activities when appropriately supervised. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.)
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