Survival of immersions during recreational boating events in Alaska, 1999-2004

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-443

  Hudson, Diana ^a   Ekman, Robert ^a,b   Svanström, Leif ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b National Centre for Learning from Incidents and Accidents (NCO)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold water submersion; Immersion; Nonfatal drowning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BOATS; COLD EFFECTS; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY;

COLD WATER SUBMERSION; IMMERSION; NONFATAL DROWNING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEAR DROWNING; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHIP; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ALASKA; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SHIPS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 34247624675     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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