Mortality among drowning rescuers in China, 2013: A review of 225 rescue incidents from the press

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zhu, Yinchao ^a   Jiang, Xia ^b   Li, Hui ^a   Li, Fudong ^c   Chen, Jieping ^a  

^a NINGBO MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; Drowning; Primary drowning victims; Rescue; Risk factors; Safety; Victim rescuer drowning incidents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHINA; DROWNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHINA; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936105172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2010-0     Document Type: Review

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