CHILDHOOD DROWNING DEATH - A NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF DEATH CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

与消费品安全委员会合作 （消费品安全委员会）的信息将从所有非 20岁以下儿童和青少年因船只溺水死亡 岁的 死亡证明的自由文本部分通常 包括国家死亡率中没有包括的重要信息 文件. 特别重要的是发生的具体地点 (e.g.游泳池、湖泊、灌溉渠等）作为干预措施， 防止溺水死亡是特定地点的。 这项研究的结果将 提供了第一个深入了解溺水情况的机会 死亡在国家层面。

Working in collaboration with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) information will be abstracted from death certificates for all non- boat related drowning deaths in children and adolescents less than 20 years of age. The free text portion of the death certificate often includes important information that is not included in national mortality files. Of particular importance is the specific site of the occurrence (e.g. swimming pool, lake, irrigation ditch, etc.) as interventions to prevent drowning deaths are site specific. Results from this study will provide the first in depth look at the circumstances surrounding drowning deaths at a national level.