Hospital-admitted drowning in Victoria, Australia, before and after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janneke Berecki-GisolfBernadette L MatthewsHannah L M CalverleyJonathan AbrahamsAmy E PedenPublished in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2024)
Pool and bathtub drowning rates declined since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite more time spent at home, while natural water drowning rates remained consistently high. Hospital admissions provide a valuable data source for monitoring of drowning, which is crucial to ensure a targeted, evidence-based approach to mitigate drowning risk.