The number of children drowning in garden ponds is increasing

The number of children drowning in rivers, lakes, and canals in Britain fell between 1988 and 1999. However, the number drowning in pools abroad, and in garden ponds, rose significantly. Sibert and colleagues (p 1070) state that safety organisations and holiday companies need to improve the safety of children abroad, while garden ponds should be covered or fenced. Detailed data on deaths by drowning also need to be collected routinely.


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Preventing deaths by drowning in children in the United Kingdom: have we made progress in 10 years? Population based incidence study
Jo R Sibert, Ronan A Lyons, Beverley A Smith, Peter Cornall, Valerie Sumner, Maxine A Craven, and Alison M Kemp
BMJ 2002 324: 1070-1071. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]




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