Cardiology
New drowning rescue steps could save lives
A New Zealand researcher from the University of Auckland, Jonathon Webber, is part of an international study team that has come up with a new way to help prevent drowning.
Jul 30, 2014
0
0
News tagged with drowning
Health
Rescuers often driven by emotion
Scientists from James Cook University and Royal Life Saving Society—Australia have found reason can go out the window when people's family members, children and pets are in trouble in the water, and people should be better ...
Jun 12, 2019
0
0
Health
Hot cars, drowning: keep your family safe this summer
(HealthDay)—Along with sun and fun, there's unexpected danger lurking during the summer.
Jun 29, 2018
0
3
Health
Drowning deaths down overall, but still a problem: report
(HealthDay)—Just in time for summer swimming and boating season comes a grim government report: Drowning deaths are still a problem in the United States, even though overall deaths from drowning are down.
Apr 15, 2014
0
0
Health
Over 70% of children who drowned could not swim and were not using flotation devices
A recent study analyses cases of drowning attended to in 21 hospitals in Spain during the summers of 2009 and 2010. 60% of the victims were younger than six years old and more than 70% did not know how to swim and were not ...
Jul 11, 2013
0
0
Health
Avoid these top five assumptions that may lead to drowning
An average of 40 Albertans die each summer from drowning in lakes and rivers, according to the 2018 edition of the Alberta Drowning Report, prepared by Lifesaving Society Canada.
Aug 13, 2018
0
0
Health
Review article uncovers clues to the causes, risk factors for and prevention of drowning deaths
For centuries, drowning has been one of the most significant causes of accidental death in the world. Drowning deaths disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries: An estimated 375,000 people drown each year ...
Mar 18, 2016
0
0
Health
Africans up to 13 times more likely to drown than Europeans: WHO
Africans—and young children especially—are up to 13 times more likely than Western Europeans to become one of the 372,000 people who drown each year, a study by the World Health Organization said Monday.
Nov 17, 2014
0
0
Health
Hundreds of U.S. kids drown every year—learn how to protect yours
Drowning is the leading cause of death among children aged 1 to 4 years old in the United States, and too many older children continue to die in the water, according to a new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
Jun 12, 2023
0
2
