Risk factors for fatal drowning in a Greek region: a retrospective case-control study.

Dimitrios Phaedon KevrekidisEvdokia BrousaOrthodoxia MastrogianniAmvrosios OrfanidisHelen G GikaNikolaos Raikos

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2020)

Male sex, older age, foreign nationality and cardiovascular disease predisposed individuals to an elevated risk of fatal submersion. SSRI antidepressants and tramadol may contribute to this outcome.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
major depressive disorder
type diabetes
community dwelling
middle aged
coronary artery disease
bipolar disorder