Characteristics of drowning victims in a surf environment: a 6-year retrospective study in southwestern France.

Éric TellierBruno SimonnetCédric Gil-JardinéBruno CastelleMarion BailhacheLouis-Rachid Salmi

Published in: Injury epidemiology (2019)

Along Gironde coast, drowning is rarely severe, concerns mostly young men; the age distribution could explain the different case-fatality. Further study is needed to identify environmental predictors of drowning.

Keyphrases

middle aged
risk assessment
human health
drug induced
intimate partner violence