A one-year series of pediatric ED water-related injuries: The Hawaii EMS-C project

Yamamoto, Loren G.; Yee, Andrew; Matthews, Wallace J.; Wiebe, Robert A.

doi:10.1097/00006565-199206000-00004

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“…Analysis of surf lifeguard first aid reports over a 5-year period indicates that more than half (52%) of all injuries treated are child related, and significantly more young males than females were likely to be victims. As was the case in a previous Australian pilot study, 20 injuries peaked among older children, with those aged 11-15 years accounting for one-quarter (24%) of all first aid cases. Most incidents (90%) resulted in the child being released to care givers in a stable condition after treatment, although some injuries (8%) were serious enough to require further medical attention.…”

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“…Non‐drowning injuries sustained at the beach during recreational activity have not, however, been the subject of extensive investigation. A pilot study at Lorne Beach, Australia found that most of the 211 summertime injuries involved children aged between 10 and 15 years (34% of all injuries), with younger children aged 0–9 years contributing a further 12% …”

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“…A pilot study at Lorne Beach, Australia found that most of the 211 summertime injuries involved children aged between 10 and 15 years (34% of all injuries), with younger children aged 0-9 years contributing a further 12%. 20 In New Zealand, two studies by the authors on beach-related injury/illness 21 and surfing-related injury/illness 22 used lifeguard first aid reports to provide some insight into the nature of injury incidence to beachgoers in New Zealand from 2007 to 2012. The first study found that one-half (52%) of nondrowning injuries treated at the beach (n = 8437) involved children aged less than 16 years; the second study reported that children aged 11-15 years accounted for one-quarter (25%) of all surfing-related first aid incidents.…”

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Surf, sand, scrapes and stings: First aid incidents involving children at New Zealand beaches, 2007–2012

Moran

Webber

2013

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Aims: In spite of the popularity of beaches for family recreation, little is known about childhood injuries sustained at beaches. It is the purpose of this study to analyse data from incidents necessitating first aid treatment from reports compiled by surf lifeguards on New Zealand beaches.Method: A retrospective analysis of first aid incidents involving children (<16 years) was conducted using data obtained from Surf Life Saving New Zealand incident report forms during five summer seasons from 2007 to 2012. In addition to demographic data, the incident reports included such detail as the type of injury, the activity and location prior to injury, the injury outcome, and the first aid equipment used.Results: Children (n = 4407) accounted for one-half (52%) of all injuries; of these, 55% were male, and incidence peaked in the 11- to 15-year age group (24%). Most incidents (90%) required minor treatment, with lacerations (44%) the most common injury. Marine stings accounted for one-quarter (24%) of injuries and were most frequent among younger children (<10 years). Injuries to the extremities were frequently noted in the incident reports, the feet (33%) and hands (8%) being common sites.Conclusions: Although most (90%) injury incidents were minor in nature, their frequency (880 cases per season) suggests that greater emphasis on prevention rather than cure would be efficacious. Ways of promoting child beach safety via greater care giver awareness, the use of protective clothing and footwear, and child safety promotion via health professionals and safety organisations are discussed.

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Surf, sand, scrapes and stings: First aid incidents involving children at New Zealand beaches, 2007–2012

Moran

Webber

2013

J Paediatrics Child Health

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“…96 Teaching children to swim may oVer some protection. 97 The provision of guards on beaches and popular swimming areas are associated with a reduction in drowning deaths. 90 98 99 WORK ENVIRONMENT Injury among children and young people in the work environment has received little attention in the literature.…”

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Prevention of injuries to children and young people: the way ahead for the UK

Towner¹,

Ward

1998

Inj Prev

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“…There is also a need for literature reviews on effectiveness to be updated regularly and for their findings to be widely disseminated to policy makers, researchers, and practitioners. (Injury Prevention 1996; 2: [140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148][149] Keywords: effectiveness, systematic review, evaluation, health promotion.…”

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confidence: 99%