Prevention of needless deaths from drowning

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 650-653

  Modell, Jerome H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drowning; lifeguard performance; swimming pool maintenance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DROWNING; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTION STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESCUE PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; RESUSCITATION; SWIMMING POOL;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; HUMANS; INFANT; SAFETY; SWIMMING POOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954244716     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e10564     Document Type: Article

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